
Mountain(2017)
An epic cinematic and musical collaboration between SHERPA filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, that explores humankind's fascination with high places.


“Some Live to Climb. They Climb to Live.”
In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this altercation, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpa's point-of-view. Instead, they captured Everest's greatest tragedy, when a huge block of ice crashed down onto the climbing route...

Russell Brice
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Tim Medvetz
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Pasang Tenzing Sherpa
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Phurba Tashi Sherpa
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Sherpa is a documentary film released in 2015 exploring themes of nepal, natural disaster, native peoples, woman director, mount everest, geography. Directed by Jennifer Peedom, it stars Russell Brice, Tim Medvetz, Pasang Tenzing Sherpa. In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this altercation, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpa's point-of-view. Instead, they captured Everest's greatest tragedy, when a huge block of ice crashed down onto the climbing route...
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