Sir Edmund Hillary returns to the first overseas country he ever visited - Fiji, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Here he strives to overcome his final mountaineering challenge - a high volcanic spire that defeated him on is first attempt some forty years ago. This time he succeeds and with two climbing friends he proceeds to explore the rest of Fiji, from the mountains to the ocean floor.
Director
Michael Dillon
Michael Dillon, from Australia, has been filming adventures for over fifty years. He made six Documentaries with Sir Edmund Hillary, the first of them, FROM THE OCEAN TO THE SKY, winning the Gold Gentian in Trento in 1980. He has made three Everest Documentaries. His film EVEREST SEA TO SUMMIT won the Gold Gentian in Trento in 1993 and the Grand Prize at seven other International Mountain Film Festivals. His career also includes many projects he worked on as a specialist cinematographer. He has received US Emmy nominations for cinematography for the series “Survivor” and the National Geographic Special “Those Wonderful Dogs”. His most recent film, THE GREAT WHITE WHALE, was awarded at last year’s Trento Festival the Premio “Mario Bello” by the Italian Alpine Club Cinematheque and the City of Bolzano Prize- Golden Gentian for the best film on Exploration or Adventure. In 2022 he was awarded the IAMF Grand Prize for Lifetime Achievement, the first person from the southern hemisphere to have received this honour.