The Wall of Shadows
Synopsis
When a Sherpa family is asked by a group of westerners to lead a trek up the never-conquered east wall of the imposing Kumbhakarna Mountain in Nepal, they’re confronted with a dilemma. Not only is the summit reputed to be more challenging than Mount Everest, but according to the local Kirant religion, it’s a sacred mountain that is not supposed to be ascended. While the father would like to earn the money necessary for his son’s education, the mother, a fierce woman who supports her boy’s dream of becoming a doctor, is adamant that they shouldn’t hike God’s body. Director Eliza Kubarska follows the expedition after the family agrees to guide the three foreigners, negotiating as best they can the pressure to finish the climb, the dangerous conditions and their own religious beliefs. Herself an experienced alpinist, Kubarska captures breathtaking images of the majestic landscape, honouring the spiritual dimension of the environment. (Charlotte Selb)„Kubarska knows that the grandeur of the mountain is but a hill of beans compared to the human drama in the camp. The film is all the better for it.“ Pat Mullen, Point of View Magazine
Festivals/Awards
2020Hot Docs FF Toronto - Int. Spectrum
Audience Award – Millenium Docs Against Gravity
DMZ Docs, South Korea
Documentaire Extraordinaire Award – Bergen IFF
Ji.hlava IDFF
BANFF Mountain Film Festival, Alberta/Canada
Best Documentary of the Year – NAFF, Denmark
Zürcher Filmpreis - Best Directing
2021
Best Feature Film – Birds International Club Kottayam India
American Cinematographer Award – Salem Film Festival USA
Chamonix Film Festival!, France
GRAND PRIX in DOMZALE – 15 Mountain FF
2021
ALPINE CAMERA GOLD, "People and Culture" – Mountainfilm Graz, Austria
Cast and Crew
- Director Eliza Kubarska
- Producer Monika Braid (Braidmade Films, Polen)
- Director of Photography Piotr Rosolowski
- Sound Franciszek Kozlowski, Zofia Morus
- Score Marcel Vaid
- Other Ümit Uludag (uemituludag) (Co-Producer, CORSO Film), Kaspar Winkler ( Co-Producer, TILT Production), Erik Winker (Co-Producer, CORSO Film), Martin Roelly (Co-Producer, CORSO Film), Sabine Girsberger (Co-Producer, TILT Production)
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Co-Production Company
CORSO FilmGermany
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Links / Reference
Braidmade Films | Monika Braid
www.braidmadefilms.co.uk
CoPRODUCTION
TILT Production GmbH
Kaspar Winkler, Sabine Girsberger
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