Gone Up North for a While

Gone Up North for a While
Directed by	Paul Maunder
Written by	Paul Maunder
Produced by	Ron Bowie
Starring	Denise Maunder Paul Holmes
Cinematography	Lynton Diggle
Edited by	Sam Pillsbury
Production company	National Film Unit
Distributed by	New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Release date	1972 (1972)
Running time	37 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

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

• Denise Maunder as Patricia Davis
• Marian Rowe as Nurse
• Paul Holmes as Boyfriend
• Grant Tilly as Doctor
• Jean Betts as Girlfriend
• Russell Duncan
• Anne England
• Dell King as Welfare officer
• Jacqui Jones
• Michael Haigh as Personnel officer
• Ngaire Horton as Woman
• Darien Takle as Nurse
• John Anderson
• Gael Anderson
• Bruce Briggs
• Jennifer Ward-Lealand as Child
• Conrad Lealand

Reviews

This film stirred up public debate for the Domestic Purposes Benefit for single mothers - "...is an important part of our screen history...".^{[ clarification needed ] [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. "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.

External links

• Gone Up North for a While at IMDb