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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
company
Distributed byNew Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Release date
1972
Running time
37 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

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

Synopsis

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]

Cast

Reviews

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

  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.

Category:1972 films Category:1970s New Zealand films Category:1970s English-language films Category:Films set in New Zealand Category:Films shot in New Zealand Category:National Film Unit