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Such a Stupid Way to Die
Short Film (Full Length) – 1971
This educational video was made by the NFU for the National Mountain Safety Council to promote awareness of bush safety. After a blackboard science lesson (check out a bearded Ray Henwood) things get interesting. A fictional trip into the bush turns into a Stubbies-clad 70s Kiwi version of the Blair Witch Project as we're told that one of the group will not survive the night, picked off by that fearsome killer: exposure. The message is serious, but the doom-laden tone induced titters in school classrooms and scout halls throughout NZ.
The New Zealand alpine bush is extraordinary, beautiful ... but every year some die here.– From the narration
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Acknowledgements
Archives New Zealand copy reference W3606/1184
16mm motion picture film
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