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The Dawn Wall
The Dawn Wall
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Josh Lowell; Peter Mortimer;
Starring	Tommy Caldwell; Kevin Jorgeson;
Cinematography	Brett Lowell
Music by	Adam Crystal
Production; companies	Red Bull Media House; Sender Films;
Distributed by	1091 Pictures
Release date	November 18, 2017 (IDFA);
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United States; Austria;
Language	English

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The Dawn Wall is a 2017 American-Austrian documentary film directed by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer about Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's successful attempt to create the first-ever big wall free climbing route—which they christened The Dawn Wall—on the historic southeast face (The Wall of Early Morning Light) of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, which had hitherto only been ascended by aid climbing techniques first pioneered by Warren Harding who make the first aided ascent of the face in 1970.

Release

The film premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on November 18, 2017.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10.^[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".^[4]

Accolades

Award	Date of Ceremony	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam	November 22, 2017	Audience Award	The Dawn Wall	Nominated	^[5]
SXSW Film Festival	March 18, 2018	Audience Award: Documentary Spotlight	The Dawn Wall	Won	^[6]
Trento Film Festival	May 6, 2018	Best Mountaineering Film	The Dawn Wall	Won	^[7]
		Mario Bello Award	The Dawn Wall	Won
		UIAA Prize	The Dawn Wall	Won
San Francisco Documentary Festival	June 18, 2018	Audience Award: Best Feature	The Dawn Wall	Won	^[8]
Melbourne International Film Festival	August 23, 2018	Best Documentary	The Dawn Wall	Fourth place	^[9]
Melbourne International Film Festival	August 23, 2018	Documentary Audience Award	The Dawn Wall	Nominated	^[9]
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards	November 11, 2018	Best Cinematography	Brett Lowell	Nominated	^[10]
Mountainfilm International Film Festival Graz	November 17, 2018	Grand Prix Graz	The Dawn Wall	Won	^[11]
Cinema Eye Honors Awards	January 11, 2019	Outstanding Achievement in Production	Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer, and Philipp Manderla	Nominated	^[12]
Producers Guild of America Awards	January 19, 2019	Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures	Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer, and Philipp Manderla	Nominated	^[13]
Cinema for Peace Awards	May 7, 2019	International Green Film Award	The Dawn Wall	Nominated	^[14]
Sports Emmy Awards	August 11, 2020	Outstanding Long Sports Documentary	The Dawn Wall	Nominated	^[15]
Sports Emmy Awards	August 11, 2020	Outstanding Camera Work	Brett Lowell	Nominated	^[15]

References

^ "IDFA 2017 Program Guide by IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam". Issuu. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "The Dawn Wall: Watch the Trailer". Adventure Sports Journal. March 9, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "The Dawn Wall". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "The Dawn Wall". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "The Dawn Wall y Free Solo se bañan de premios y nominaciones". Freeman Outdoors (in Spanish). October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ Aziz, Neha (March 18, 2018). "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners". SXSW. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "THE DAWN WALL. WINNER OF UIAA PRIZE AT THE 2018 TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL". UIAA. May 6, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "Congratulations to the 2018 SF DocFest Award Winners!". San Francisco Film Festivals. June 18, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "MIFF 2018 AUDIENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". FilmInk. August 23, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ Lewis, Hilary (November 10, 2018). "Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ Auferbauer, Günter. "Mountainfilm Graz: Das Filmfestival im Rückblick". Österreichischer Alpenverein (in Austrian German). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ Kilday, Gregg (January 11, 2019). "'Hale County This Morning, This Evening' Earns Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "Producers Guild Awards: 'Green Book' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. January 19, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "Nominations 2019". Cinema for Peace Foundation. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "Nominees – 2020 Sports Programs & Events". The Emmys. March 18, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

External links

[1] "IDFA 2017 Program Guide by IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam". Issuu. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[2] "The Dawn Wall: Watch the Trailer". Adventure Sports Journal. March 9, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[3] "The Dawn Wall". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[4] "The Dawn Wall". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[5] "The Dawn Wall y Free Solo se bañan de premios y nominaciones". Freeman Outdoors (in Spanish). October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[6] Aziz, Neha (March 18, 2018). "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners". SXSW. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[7] "THE DAWN WALL. WINNER OF UIAA PRIZE AT THE 2018 TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL". UIAA. May 6, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[8] "Congratulations to the 2018 SF DocFest Award Winners!". San Francisco Film Festivals. June 18, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[9] "MIFF 2018 AUDIENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". FilmInk. August 23, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[10] Lewis, Hilary (November 10, 2018). "Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[11] Auferbauer, Günter. "Mountainfilm Graz: Das Filmfestival im Rückblick". Österreichischer Alpenverein (in Austrian German). Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[12] Kilday, Gregg (January 11, 2019). "'Hale County This Morning, This Evening' Earns Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[13] "Producers Guild Awards: 'Green Book' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. January 19, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[14] "Nominations 2019". Cinema for Peace Foundation. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[15] "Nominees – 2020 Sports Programs & Events". The Emmys. March 18, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

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+'''''The Dawn Wall''''' is a 2017 American-Austrian [[documentary film]] directed by Josh Lowell and [[Peter Mortimer (filmmaker)|Peter Mortimer]] about [[Tommy Caldwell]] and [[Kevin Jorgeson]]'s successful attempt to create the first-ever [[big wall climbing|big wall]] [[free climbing]] route—which they christened ''[[The Dawn Wall (climb)|The Dawn Wall]]''—on the historic southeast face (''The Wall of Early Morning Light'') of [[El Capitan]] in [[Yosemite National Park]], which had hitherto only been ascended by [[aid climbing]] techniques first pioneered by [[Warren Harding (climber)|Warren Harding]] who make the first aided ascent of the face in 1970.
 ==Release==
+[[File:El Capitan in Merced River Yosemite.jpg|thumb|Reflection of [[El Capitan]] in the [[Merced River]] with ''The Dawn Wall'' illuminated by the early morning light]]
 The film premiered at the [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] on November 18, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=IDFA 2017 Program Guide by IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam |url=https://issuu.com/idfa/docs/idfa_20program_20guide_20web |website=Issuu |access-date=16 November 2023 |language=en |date=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Dawn Wall: Watch the Trailer |url=https://adventuresportsjournal.com/dawnwall/ |website=Adventure Sports Journal |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=9 March 2018}}</ref>
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+|-
+|[[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]]
+|November 22, 2017
+|Audience Award
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Nom}}
+|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Dawn Wall y Free Solo se bañan de premios y nominaciones |url=https://freeman.la/the-dawn-wall-y-free-solo-se-banan-de-premios-y-nominaciones/ |website=Freeman Outdoors |access-date=16 November 2023 |language=es |date=16 October 2018}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[SXSW Film Festival]]
+|March 18, 2018
+|Audience Award: Documentary Spotlight
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Won}}
+|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aziz |first1=Neha |title=2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners |url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2018/2018-sxsw-film-festival-announces-audience-awards-winners/ |website=SXSW |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
+|-
+| rowspan="3" |Trento Film Festival
+| rowspan="3" |May 6, 2018
+|Best Mountaineering Film
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Won}}
+| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{cite web |title=THE DAWN WALL. WINNER OF UIAA PRIZE AT THE 2018 TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL |url=https://www.theuiaa.org/the-dawn-wall-winner-of-uiaa-prize-at-the-2018-trento-film-festival/ |website=UIAA |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=6 May 2018}}</ref>
+|-
+|Mario Bello Award
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Won}}
+|-
+|UIAA Prize
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Won}}
+|-
+|San Francisco Documentary Festival
+|June 18, 2018
+|Audience Award: Best Feature
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Won}}
+|<ref>{{cite web |title=Congratulations to the 2018 SF DocFest Award Winners! |url=https://sfindie.com/congratulations-to-the-2018-sf-docfest-award-winners/ |website=San Francisco Film Festivals |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=18 June 2018}}</ref>
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |[[Melbourne International Film Festival]]
+| rowspan="2" |August 23, 2018
+|Best Documentary
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{won|place=4|Fourth place}}
+| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=MIFF 2018 AUDIENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/miff-2018-audience-awards-winners-announced/ |website=FilmInk |access-date=16 November 2023 |language=en-AU |date=23 August 2018}}</ref>
+|-
+|Documentary Audience Award
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Nom}}
 |-
 |[[Critics' Choice Documentary Awards]]
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 |Brett Lowell
 |{{Nom}}
+|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |title=Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-critics-choice-documentary-awards-winners-full-list-1153639/best-cinematography-87/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=10 November 2018}}</ref>
-|
+|-
+|Mountainfilm International Film Festival Graz
+|November 17, 2018
+|Grand Prix Graz
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Won}}
+|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Auferbauer |first1=Günter |title=Mountainfilm Graz: Das Filmfestival im Rückblick |url=https://www.alpenverein.at/portal/news/aktuelle_news_kurz/2018/2018_12_14_mountainfilm-festival-graz-2018.php |website=Österreichischer Alpenverein |access-date=16 November 2023 |language=de-at}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Cinema Eye Honors|Cinema Eye Honors Awards]]
+|January 11, 2019
+|Outstanding Achievement in Production
+|Josh Lowell, [[Peter Mortimer (filmmaker)|Peter Mortimer]], and Philipp Manderla
+|{{Nom}}
+|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |title='Hale County This Morning, This Evening' Earns Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/cinema-eye-honors-2019-complete-winners-list-1175208/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=11 January 2019}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Producers Guild of America Awards]]
+|[[30th Producers Guild of America Awards|January 19, 2019]]
+|[[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Motion Picture|Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures]]
+|Josh Lowell, [[Peter Mortimer (filmmaker)|Peter Mortimer]], and Philipp Manderla
+|{{Nom}}
+|<ref>{{cite web |title=Producers Guild Awards: 'Green Book' Named Outstanding Motion Picture |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2019-winners-list-full-1173285/documentary-motion-pictures-4/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=19 January 2019}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[Cinema for Peace awards|Cinema for Peace Awards]]
+|May 7, 2019
+|International Green Film Award
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Nom}}
+|<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations 2019 |url=https://www.cinemaforpeace-foundation.org/nominations-2019 |website=Cinema for Peace Foundation |access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref>
+|-
+| rowspan="2" |[[Sports Emmy Awards]]
+| rowspan="2" |August 11, 2020
+|Outstanding Long Sports Documentary
+|''The Dawn Wall''
+|{{Nom}}
+| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominees – 2020 Sports Programs & Events |url=https://theemmys.tv/sports/nominees-2020-programs-and-events/ |website=The Emmys |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref>
+|-
+|Outstanding Camera Work
+|Brett Lowell
+|{{Nom}}
 |}
+==See also==
+*''[[Free Solo]]'', a 2018 film on [[Alex Honnold]]'s first [[free solo]] of [[El Capitan]] in [[Yosemite]]
+*''[[Meru (film)|Meru]]'', a 2015 film on the ascent of the ''Shark's Fin'' route on [[Meru Peak]]
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+[[Category:Austrian documentary films]]
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-[[Category:Yosemite National Park]]
+[[Category:Films set in Yosemite National Park]]
+[[Category:English-language documentary films]]