Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is mentioned in Nepal News. The article discusses the world premiere screening at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
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Nepal News – Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest Makes its Worldwide Debut
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Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is mentioned in Variety Magazine as a highlight of the feature-length documentaries screening at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
“Puig highlights some of the SBIFF’s feature documentary lineup, including the theme of female empowerment in “Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest” directed by Nancy Svendsen, about the first female Sherpa to climb Mt. Everest…”
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Variety: Santa Barbara Film Fest Set for In-Person Celebration to Welcome Global Film Community
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The Los Angeles Times mentioned our film, Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest as part of the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
Our film had its world premiere at the festival.
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https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-02/santa-barbara-film-festival-preview
The Director of Programming at Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Claudia Puig, mentions PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest as a film they are excited about debuting at the 2022 event in an interview with Spectrum News 1!
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The article, “Watch a Female Mountaineer Make History in ‘Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest’ Trailer (Exclusive Video) – The story of Nepalese trailblazer Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, who summited the world’s highest peak in 1993, is told in a new documentary” was published on The Wrap on February 25th.
“…less familiar is the remarkable story of trailblazer Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepalese woman to summit Everest. Her long journey to the mountaintop in 1993, which included protracted battles against gender discrimination, racism, and political opposition from within her own nation, is the subject of the new documentary “Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest.”
The film’s exclusive trailer can be watched at The Wrap here:
https://www.thewrap.com/watch-a-woman-mountaineer-make-history-in-pasang-in-the-shadow-of-everest-trailer-exclusive/
“In the summer of 2014, Dawa Yangzum and her climbing partners, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita (a 2016 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year) and guide Maya Sherpa, aimed to be the first all-female team from Nepal to reach the summit.” – Outside: Smashing Glass Ceilings
“Sherpa has climbed four peaks above 8,000m in a single season, including Mt Annapurna I, without using supplementary oxygen. Her successful climbs also include K2 and Everest. She has also been featured in The National Geographic, Rock and Ice, Outside, and publications in Europe and Asia.” – The Himalayan Times – “After North Face, Dawa Yanzum Is Rolex Ambassador”
We are so excited & honored to confirm that celebrated Nepali mountaineer Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, one of the world’s most elite climbers and the very embodiment of the legacy begun by Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, will be attending the world premiere of PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest at the upcoming Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thursday 3/3, at 5:40 PM, at the Metro 4 Theater.
“In the summer of 2014, Dawa Yangzum and her climbing partners, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita (a 2016 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year) and guide Maya Sherpa, aimed to be the first all-female team from Nepal to reach the summit.” – Outside: Smashing Glass Ceilings
“Sherpa has climbed four peaks above 8,000m in a single season, including Mt Annapurna I, without using supplementary oxygen. Her successful climbs also include K2 and Everest. She has also been featured in The National Geographic, Rock and Ice, Outside, and publications in Europe and Asia.” – The Himalayan Times – “After North Face, Dawa Yanzum Is Rolex Ambassador”
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