Screenings
“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
March 5, 2023 | New York WILD Film Festival | New York, NY
* Best Spirit Award
December 12 & 15, 2022 | bbk Mendi Film | Bilbao, Spain
∗ Winner – Best Mountain Culture and Nature Film
November 18, 2022 | Kendal Mountain Festival | Penrith, England
∗ Winner – Best Mountain Film
November 11, 2022 | Coast Film and Music Festival | Laguna Beach, CA
∗ Winner – Best Spirit Award
November 3, 2022 | BANFF Mountain Film Festival | Banff, Alberta, Canada
∗ Winner – Best Film – Mountain Culture
October 7 & 8, 2022 | BendFilm Festival | BendFilm, OR
∗ Winner – Audience Award – Best Feature
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
May 26 & 28, 2022 | Mountainfilm | Telluride, CO
∗ Winner! Charlie Fowler Best Adventure Film