The Dawn Wall is a 2017 American-Austrian documentary film directed by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer about Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's successful attempt to create the first-ever big wall free climbing route—which they christened The Dawn Wall—on the historic southeast face (The Wall of Early Morning Light) of El Capitan in the Yosemite National Park, which had hitherto only been ascended by aid climbing techniques first pioneered by Warren Harding who make the first aided ascent of the face in 1970.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10.[3]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]
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^"THE DAWN WALL. WINNER OF UIAA PRIZE AT THE 2018 TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL". UIAA. May 6, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^"Congratulations to the 2018 SF DocFest Award Winners!". San Francisco Film Festivals. June 18, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^"MIFF 2018 AUDIENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". FilmInk. August 23, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^Lewis, Hilary (November 10, 2018). "Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^Auferbauer, Günter. "Mountainfilm Graz: Das Filmfestival im Rückblick". Österreichischer Alpenverein (in Austrian German). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^Kilday, Gregg (January 11, 2019). "'Hale County This Morning, This Evening' Earns Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^"Producers Guild Awards: 'Green Book' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. January 19, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^"Nominations 2019". Cinema for Peace Foundation. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^"Nominees – 2020 Sports Programs & Events". The Emmys. Retrieved November 16, 2023.