Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest

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Series/Themes: Environmental Film Series, Women in Film Focus

Genre: Documentaries

Film Year: 2021

Locations: USA

Film Length: 71 min.

Languages: English

Director: Nancy Svendsen

Director Nancy Svendsen captures the inspirational and ultimately tragic tale of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s journey to becoming the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest in 1993. As an uneducated Hindu woman living in a traditional patriarchy, Sherpa battles began long before her feet touched the frozen ground, pitting her against her family, climbers from around the world, and her own government, not to mention formidable forces of nature. The remarkable story of her quest for glory and justice plays out against the backdrop of her nation’s fight for democracy, and she remains revered in Nepalese society to this day.

This film is part of the Environmental Film Series presented by Southern Environmental Law Center.

Saturday, November 5
7:00 PM
Violet Crown 6 & 7
Add To Calendar 20221105 19:00 20221105 20:15 America/New_York VFF: Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest

Director Nancy Svendsen captures the inspirational and ultimately tragic tale of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s journey to becoming the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest in 1993. As an uneducated Hindu woman living in a traditional patriarchy, Sherpa battles began long before her feet touched the frozen ground, pitting her against her family, climbers from around the world, and her own government, not to mention formidable forces of nature. The remarkable story of her quest for glory and justice plays out against the backdrop of her nation’s fight for democracy, and she remains revered in Nepalese society to this day.

This film is part of the Environmental Film Series presented by Southern Environmental Law Center.

 Violet Crown 6 & 7 Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org
Adult: $14
Discount: $12
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