Draft:The Seal Hunters

The Seal Hunters
The Seal Hunters
Directed by	Paul Maunder
Written by	Paul Maunder
Starring	John Anderson; Patricia Birdling; Denise Maunder
Cinematography	John Phillpotts
Edited by	Sam Neill
Music by	Tony Backhouse
Production; company	National Film Unit
Distributed by	NZ Film Archives
Release date	1973
Running time	10 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

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The Seal Hunters is a 1973 New Zealand short film. It was produced by the National Film Unit.^[1]

Synopsis[edit]

This short black and white film follows three young people on a road trip from Wellington looking for a seal colony.^[1] Driving the along the coast past Wainuiomata the trio discuss paua ashtrays, waning youth, marriage, the state of New Zealand television, and life in general.^[1]

Cast[edit]

John Anderson as Husband
Patricia Birdling as Wife
Denise Maunder as Girl

Production[edit]

This was a short film production released by the National Film Unit.^[1]

Reviews[edit]

1995 featured in New Zealand's contribution to the British Film Institute's Century of Cinema series - Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Sealhunters". NZ On Screen. Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Cinema of Unease". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

External links[edit]

The Seal Hunters at IMDb

Category:1973 films Category:1970s New Zealand films Category:1970s English-language films Category:National Film Unit Category:1970s short films Category:1973 in New Zealand Category:Black-and-white films Category:Films set in New Zealand Category:Films shot in New Zealand Category:New Zealand short films

[NZOS-1] "The Sealhunters". NZ On Screen. Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[nzonscreen-2] "Cinema of Unease". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

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v t e Films directed by Paul Maunder
Features	Gone Up North for a While (1972) One of Those People that Live in the World (1973) Landfall (1975) Sons for the Return Home (1979)
Shorts/Documentaries	The Seal Hunters (1973)