Lincoln County Incident is a 1980 New Zealand film.[1] It was made by staff and students at Christchurch's Lincoln High School led by the schools head of art, Tony Brittenden.[2] It debuted at Cannes Film Festival (television section) in 1980[3] before getting a local screening at the Academy Cinema[4] and finishing the year at the New Zealand Film Festival.[5]
| Lincoln County Incident | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Brittenden |
| Written by | Tony Brittenden |
| Produced by | Tony Brittenden |
| Starring | Shane Simms |
| Cinematography | Bob Brittenden |
| Edited by | Tony Brittenden |
| Music by | Dorothy Buchanan |
Release date |
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Running time | 48 min |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14,000 |
Filming took place in 1974 in the school gym and on location at Castle Hill, followed by years of post production. Much of the work was done by the schools students, staff and parents, such as home economics teacher Rosemary Barnett who made the costumes. Brittenden's brother Rob was brought in for camera and studio sound work and musician Dorothy Buchanan composed and produced the soundtrack.[6]
References
edit- ↑ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Oxford University Press. p. 99. ISBN 9780195583366.
- ↑ Alvey, Daniel (30 November 2023), "Cowboys from Canterbury: High school western returns to the screen", Star News
- ↑ Petrovic, Hans (19 June 1980), "N.Z. school Western gains success here and overseas", The Press
- ↑ Petrovic, Hans (26 June 1980), "Lincoln' stays on", The Press
- ↑ Price, Felicity (2 December 1980), "Another buyer", The Press
- ↑ Walton, Mark (18 April 2026), "It all started with Davy Crockett", The Press