Gone Up North for a While

Gone Up North for a While is a 1972 New Zealand film directed by Paul Maunder.[1][2]

Gone Up North for a While
Directed byPaul Maunder
Written byPaul Maunder
Produced byRon Bowie
StarringDenise Maunder
Paul Holmes
CinematographyLynton Diggle
Edited bySam Pillsbury
Production
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Distributed byNew Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
37 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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Patricia Davis falls pregnant and goes against the advice of her family and unsympathetic welfare authorities by keeping her baby. This is followed by misery and hardship.[1][3]

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This film stirred up public debate for the Domestic Purposes Benefit for single mothers - "...is an important part of our screen history...".[4] The film won the award for best drama and the arts at the 1973 Feltex Television Awards.[5] It was shown at the 1974 Chicago International Film Festival.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gone up North for a While". NZ On Screen. Archives New Zealand. 1972. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Unmarried mothers". Papers Past. No. 32964, Vol CXII. The Press. 10 July 1972. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ ACMI. "Gone up north for a while". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Before she was famous: Jennifer Ward-Lealand in Gone Up North for a While". Stuff. Stuff. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Films share TV award". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33155. 20 February 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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