![]() ![]() And it's only then that people turn around and say, "Well, you know, what are you doing it in the first place for?," you know. ĭirector Jennifer Peedom said about the subject of the film that "There's a very fine line between making it and not making it, and he didn’t make it. ![]() The film was to be based on his journey, and also utilise his recovered video tapes. Production of the documentary began in 2008, a year after McAuley's death. Solo is a psychological portrait of McAuley's determination to claim a first and conquer the unknown - something that ultimately cost him his life. ![]() On 9 February, New Zealand maritime authorities received his distress call but they could not save his life. After a month at sea, Andrew had endured all the difficulties and a three-day Category 9 storm. In January 2007, thirty years after the first man-powered crossing of the Tasman Sea by row boat, Andrew McAuley set out on his quest to become the first person to kayak from Australia to New Zealand to cross 1600 km of one of the most dangerous oceans on Earth - the Southern Ocean stretch of the Tasman Sea. ![]()
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