Snows of Aorangi

Snows of Aorangi
Directed byBrian Brake
Written byJames K Baxter
Produced byCyril Morton
Geoffrey Scott
Narrated byWilliam Austin
CinematographyBrian Brake
Production
company
Release date
  • 1955 (1955)
Running time
19 min.
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Snows of Aorangi is a 1955 New Zealand short documentary film about New Zealand's mountain landscapes.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subject (Live Action) at the 31st Academy Awards.[2]

Three champion skiers are shown descending the slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook.[3]

  1. ^ "Geoffrey Scott: Biography". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ^ "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. ^ Australian Centre for the Moving Image. "Snows of Aorangi". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved 6 January 2023.