''This Way of Life'' is a New Zealand
documentary film about a
horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in ...
family living in the wild near the
Ruahine Range
The Ruahine Range is the largest of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand that form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington. The ridge is at its most pronounced from the cen ...
s, resisting the call to a more "modern" lifestyle. It was directed by Thomas Burstyn and produced by
Barbara Sumner-Burstyn.
It opened theatrically in
Vancouver on 3 October 2009 at the
Vancouver International Film Festival; in
Seattle on 11 June 2010 at the
Seattle International Film Festival, and in
New York City on 30 July 2010. It opened in
Los Angeles on 6 August 2010 at the 14th Annual
DocuWeeks.
''This Way of Life'' made the 2011
Oscar Documentary long list.
Kiwi doco in the running for an Oscar
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Cast
* Peter Ottley-Karena
* Colleen Ottley-Karena
* Llewelyn Ottley-Karena
* Aurora Ottley-Karena
* Malachi Ottley-Karena
* Elias Ottley-Karena
* Corban Ottley-Karena
* Salem Ottley-Karena
References
External links
Official Website
"This way of life" – a Karena viewpoint
Films about horses
New Zealand documentary films
2009 films
2000s English-language films
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