“Many of the best-known mountaineers become icons because they are visionaries who will stop at nothing to reach their goals and who refuse to give up, even after utter failure, often repeatedly. This intimate portrait expertly mixes archival footage, family video and interviews with world-renowned mountaineers reflecting on their place in the story. By layering personal, cultural, and political barriers, this multifaceted story shows how Pasang Lhamu Sherpa spends her life overcoming, in order to become the first Nepalese woman to summit Mount Everest. Huge congratulations and thanks to Nancy Svendsen and team for celebrating this unsung hero.”

– Jury, BANFF Mountain FF, Banff, Canada

Festivals and Screenings

June 26, 2023  |  New Zealand Mountain Film Festival  | Wanake, New Zealand

June 14, 2023  |  Chamonix Film Festival  | Chamonix, France

June 4, 2023  |  Bali International Film Festival  |  Bali, Indonesia

April 30 & May 1, 2023  |  Trento Film Festival  |  Trento, Italy

* Mario Bello Award CCC – Club Alpino Italiano

April 27, 28, & 30, 2023  |  SLO Film Festival | San Luis Obispo, CA

April 22, 2023  |  Port Townsend Film Festival Women & Film  |  Port Townsend, WA

March 30, 2023  |  The LARK Theater  |  Larkspur, CA

A Benefit Screening

March 25, 2023  |  Barrie Film Festival  |  Barrie, Ontario, Canada

March 24, 2023  |  Vermont International Film Festival and Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Vermont Tour  |  Burlington, VT

March 23, 2023  |  Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Vermont Tour  |  Rutland, VT

March 18, 2023  |  The Waldo Theater  |  Waldoboro, ME

A Benefit Screening

March 5, 2023  |  New York WILD Film Festival  |  New York, NY

* Best Feature – WILD Spirit Award

March 4, 2023  |  Sheffield Adventure Film Festival  |  Sheffield, England

March 3, 2023  |  Boulder International Film Festival |  Boulder, CO

February 26, 2023  |  Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival  | Vancouver, BC, Canada

* Special Jury Mention

February 25-28, 2023  |  Der Berg Ruft Film Festival  | Berlin, Germany

February 14, 2023  |  Festival Gorniškega Filma | Domžale, Slovenija

* Best Mountaineering Film

December 12 & 15, 2022  |  bbk Mendi Film  |  Bilbao, Spain

∗ Winner – Best Mountain Culture and Nature Film

November 25, 2022  |  Nordic Adventure Film Festival  |  Copenhagen, Denmark

November 18, 2022  |  Kendal Mountain Festival  |  Penrith, England

∗ Winner – Best Mountain Film

November 15, 2022  |  The Asia Society  |  NY, NY

November 13, 2022  |  Rocky Mountain Women’s Film  |  Colorado Springs, CO

November 12, 2022  |  Femmes en Montagne  |  Annecy, France

November 11, 2022  |  Coast Film and Music Festival  |  Laguna Beach, CA

∗ Winner – Best Spirit Award

November 5, 2022  |  Virginia Film Festival  |  Charlottesville, VA

November 3, 2022  |  BANFF Mountain Film Festival  |  Banff, Alberta, Canada

∗ Winner – Best Film – Mountain Culture

October 29 & November 2, 2022  |  Orlando Film Festival  |  Orlando, FL

October 28 & 31, 2022  |  Doctober at Pickford  |  Bellingham, WA

October 23, 2022  |  United Nations Association Film Festival  |  Palo Alto, CA

October 21 & 22, 2022  |  Friday Harbor Film Festival  |  San Juan Islands, WA

October 7 & 8, 2022  |  BendFilm Festival  | BendFilm, OR

∗ Winner – Audience Award – Best Feature

October 6, 2022  |  SFGReen Festival  | San Francisco, CA

September 17, 2022  |  BreckFilm Festival  |  Breckenridge, CO

August 27, 2022  |  Bowers Museum  |  Santa Ana, CA

August 26-28, 2022  |  Nevada City Film Festival  |  Nevada City, CA  

∗ Winner – Audience Award

August 26, 2022  |  Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival  |  Middlebury, VT

∗ Winner! Audience Award
∗ Winner! AICEF Prize for Cross-Cultural Filmmaking
∗ Winner! Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film

June 23, 2022  |  Bentonville Film Festival  |  Bentonville, AR 

∗ Honorable Mention, Jury Award, Documentary Feature

June 4 & 5, 2022  |  Mendocino Film Festival  |  Mendocino, CA  

June 3 & 4, 2022  |  Berkshire International Film Festival  |  Great Barrington, MA

May 26 & 28, 2022  |  Mountainfilm  |  Telluride, CO

∗ Winner! Charlie Fowler Best Adventure Film

May 15, 2022  |  Bozeman Doc Series  |  Bozeman, MT

May 14, 2022  |  Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival  |  Bellingham, WA

April 22 & 26, 2022  |  RiverRun International Film Festival  |  Winston-Salem, NC

March 3,4,5 & 12, 2022  |  Santa Barbara International Film Festival  |  Santa Barbara, CA  |  World Premiere