Survival run

Presents the determination and cooperation between a blind man (Harry Cordellos) and his sighted partner (Mike Restani) when they took on the grueling Dipsea cross-country race over the California mountains and through rain forests. “The Dipsea Race is like life. You don’t win it…you survive it.” Harry Cordellos.

Credits

director

Robert Charlton

producer

Joaquin Padro

production company

Magus Films

Pyramid Films

Duration

00:11:34:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014735

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind orientation and mobility

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blindness

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cross-country running

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Marathon running

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1979

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