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Telluride Daily Planet – PASANG Wins Best Adventure Film

by | Jun 7, 2022 | In the News

Telluride Daily Planet announces the winners for the Telluride summer film festival, Mountainfilm. PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest won the Charlie Fowler Best Adventure Film.

The jury stated,

“The film chronicles an unsung hero, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s tragic and inspiring journey to become the first Nepali woman to summit Chomolungma in 1993. The story is brilliantly captured through rarely seen archival footage and the words of Nepali friends and relatives. Her determined pursuit to climb the mountain plays out within the context of her nation’s quest for democracy and political upheaval and is a hitherto untold tale that fits today’s emerging trend of Indigenous reclamation of the Himalaya. This combined with Pasang’s spirit and determination makes this the perfect winner for the Charlie Fowler Best Adventure award.”

Read more about MountainFilm and the winners at:
Telluride Daily Planet – Mountainfilm awards

 

For information on all our festival screenings, visit our screenings page.

 

Telluride Daily Planet announces the winners of the Mountainfilm awards

Telluride Inside – Mountainfilm: 44th Edition Award Winners

by | Jun 2, 2022 | In the News

Telluride Inside announces the winners for the Telluride summer festival season, Mountainfilm. PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest won the Charlie Fowler Best Adventure Film.

The jury stated,

“The film chronicles an unsung hero, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s tragic and inspiring journey to become the first Nepali woman to summit Chomolungma in 1993. The story is brilliantly captured through rarely seen archival footage and the words of Nepali friends and relatives. Her determined pursuit to climb the mountain plays out within the context of her nation’s quest for democracy and political upheaval and is a hitherto untold tale that fits today’s emerging trend of Indigenous reclamation of the Himalaya. This combined with Pasang’s spirit and determination makes this the perfect winner for the Charlie Fowler Best Adventure award.”

Read more about MountainFilm and the winners at:
Telluride Inside – Mountainfilm: 44th Edition, A Wrap; Winners, the Holly, Bad Axe & More!

 

For information on all our festival screenings, visit our screenings page.

 

Telluride Inside announces the award winners at MountainFilm

BIFF: A Very Sweet Sixteen/Part II

by | May 31, 2022 | In the News, Interviews

The Berkshire Edge of Massachusetts features an interview with Christy McGill, BIFF alum and Producer for PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest.

”  “This is a beautiful film that deeply probes the structural inequalities in Nepal. Pasang changed the country and fulfilled a national destiny.  There were more people at her funeral than the King’s”. Her astonishing achievement was tempered with tragedy, as Pasang never made it down from the summit alive. “It’s our feeling that Pasang’s name should be known worldwide, and that Nancy’s film is really about correcting an omission in the record of history.” Pasang is an inspiration to Nepalis, and now her story can touch the world. “We were at Santa Barbara International Film Festival with Pasang’s daughter. Watching her watch the film was incredibly moving and gratifying.” As for the director Nancy Svendsen, this has been a labor of deep love and commitment: “Nancy has been making this film on and off for ten years”, Christy explains with a note of sincere admiration, “I look at her work on this project as a profile in courage. And this is her very first film”.”

Read the article here:
The Berkshire Edge – BIFF: A Very Sweet Sixteen (Part II) A continuation of our conversation with BIFF’s 2022 filmmakers.

For information on all our festival screenings, visit our screenings page.

 

The Berkshire Edge interviews Producer, Christy McGill

Yes! Weekly – RiverRun Announces 2022 Film Lineup

by | Apr 6, 2022 | In the News

Yes! Weekly published the announcement that Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest was accepted to the 2022 RiverRun International Film Festival…

Yes! Weekly covers news in Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, Kernersville, Jamestown, Archdale, Thomasville, Clemmons, Oak Ridge, Summerfield, and the other cities and towns of the North Carolina Piedmont Triad.

” WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (APRIL 5, 2022) – The 2022 RiverRun International Film Festival will take place April 21-30 and will offer both traditional in-person and virtual screenings. The festival features 174 films representing 33 countries culled from a pool of nearly 1,700 submitted films.”

Read the news here:
Yes! Weekly – RiverRun Announces 2022 Film Lineup

For information on all our festival screenings, visit our screenings page.

 

Yes! Weekly announces our film was selected as a part of the 2022 RiverRun International Film Festival in North Carolina.

Reel News Daily Film Review

by | Mar 15, 2022 | In the News, Reviews

Reel News Daily published a film review of Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest by Britni Rillera. Britni wrote…

” Just in time for Womens’ History month, this film is a poignant example of the many untold tales of female heroism that are frequently under-recognized. Pasang: In The Shadow of Everest is an inspiring story that deserves the attention and recognition of international audiences.”

Read the review here:
Reel News Daily – PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest Showcases a National Hero with Tenacity to Spare

To learn more about Pasang, visit https://pasangmovie.com/about-pasang-in-the-shadow-of-everest/

 

Reel News Daily published a review of Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest

Golden Globe Awards – The Remarkable and Untold Story of “PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest”

by | Mar 13, 2022 | In the News, Interviews

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is featured on the Golden Globe Awards website. 

“Pasang, as a Nepali woman, had to face all kinds of barriers. She left an arranged marriage to marry a man she fell in love with. The newlyweds eloped and ran away from their village. Later they started their own trekking and guide business in Kathmandu. Svendsen was so touched by everything Pasang had to overcome in life that she wanted to share it with the rest of the world. “It was just one of those ‘aha moments’ that you have, you know. I mean, here’s this super famous person in Nepal. She’s got a statue, a postage stamp, hospitals and schools named after her. Yet, nobody has ever told her story.”

Read the article here:
Golden Globes – Docs: The Remarkable and Untold Story of “PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest” 

To learn more about Pasang, visit https://pasangmovie.com/about-pasang-in-the-shadow-of-everest/

 

Golden Globe Awards features an interview with Director, Nancy Svendsen