Once Around the Sun

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Once Around the Sun

"A Psychedelic Joyride."

2012

1h 14m

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Documentary

Overview

AT LAST, the long-lost film inspired by Australia's first rock festival - The Pilgrimage For Pop Festival - at Ourimbah, near Sydney in 1970.

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10 members

Editing

David Huggett

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Billy Thorpe

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Lobby Loyde

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Wendy Saddington

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Jeff St John

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Gary Foley

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Leo De Castro

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Sound

Hans Poulsen

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Max Merritt

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Adrian Rawlins

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