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  • Wildness (2003)
  • 56 min | Documentary
Wildness (2003)
56 min | Documentary
Olegas Truchanas and Peter Dombrovskis were two of Australia's greatest wilderness photographers. Their work became synonymous with campaigns to protect Tasmania's natural heritage. From the 1950s to the 1980s, Olegas and then Peter used ...See moreOlegas Truchanas and Peter Dombrovskis were two of Australia's greatest wilderness photographers. Their work became synonymous with campaigns to protect Tasmania's natural heritage. From the 1950s to the 1980s, Olegas and then Peter used photography to galvanise public opinion as the Hydro Electric Commission cut swathes through the wilderness in the name of progress. Olegas is renowned for his slide presentation which, over 20 years, brought ever-increasing attention to the island's unique landscape. In particular, he captured on film the pink quartz beach and tea-coloured water of Lake Pedder before it was drowned by a fiercely protested hydro-electric scheme. Ten years later, Peter's magnificent photographs of the Franklin River were used to spearhead the successful national campaign to save it from a similar fate. His photograph of the Franklin's Rock Island Bend became a national icon, establishing him as one of the country's most influential photographers. Olegas and Peter shared many things, including a bond that was more like that of father and son. both migrated to Tasmania from Baltic Europe. And both died alone doing what they loved - photographing the wild. They left behind a legacy of extraordinary images - contributing not only to their art but to an emerging environmental consciousness in Australia. Wildness brings over 300 Truchanas and Dombrovskis photographs together with archive film and stunning contemporary footage in an epic story of two men whose passion for nature became a crusade to save an environment under threat. Written by National Film & Sound Archive of Australia See less
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Director
Scott Millwood
Producer
Michael McMahon
Cinematographers
Wade Fairley | Robert Humphreys
Editor
Bill Murphy
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Updated Jul 26, 2003
Release date
Jul 26, 2003 (Australia)
Awards
3 wins & 1 nomination

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Brett Climo
Peter Dombrovskis (voice) Peter Dombrovskis (voice)   See fewer
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Nina Landis
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Alex Menglet
Olegas Truchanas (voice) Olegas Truchanas (voice)   See fewer
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