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We set out to make a film of the 2014 Everest climbing season, from the Sherpas’ point of view, to observe up-close, how and why the relationship between foreign climbers and Sherpas has shifted since the euphoria of the first Everest summit climb in 1953. But a brutal avalanche changed all that: with 16 Sherpas dead, the mood soured with grief and anger spilling over. The events of the week that followed were the most transforming on the mountain, and will affect the Sherpa/climbers' dynamic forever.

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Director
Jen Peedom
Writers
Jen Peedom
Producer
John Smithson  Bridget Ikin
Executive Producers
David Gross  John Maynard  David Griffin
Dir. of Photography
Hugh Miller  Renan Ozturk  Ken Sauls
Cast
Phurba Tashi Sherpa - Russell Brice - Tim Medvetz
Production Completion
2015
Genre
Social contemporary
Production Company
Arrow Media  Felix Media Pty Ltd
Australian Sales
Footprint Films Pty Ltd
International Sales
Felix Media Pty Ltd

Screen Australia Supported

  • Development support
  • Production support

Selected Awards & Festivals

Screen News

Where art meets filmmaking

Founders of Felix Media, John Maynard and Bridget Ikin on the convergence of art and the moving image and why they gravitate toward pushing the boundaries.

29 Jun 2016
By Caris Bizzaca
FIVE WAYS TO GAUGE THE HEALTH OF THE AUSTRALIAN SCREEN INDUSTRY

Sherpa surpasses $1 million

Screen Australia congratulates all those involved with feature documentary Sherpa on its terrific success over this past weekend, when it surpassed $1 million at the box office.

02 May 2016
By Screen Australia
Aussie docos go global with VOD

Risk and reward explored in Sherpa

Director Jennifer Peedom tells us how the Sherpa team managed when the deadly force of nature reared its head in the midst of filming on Everest.

30 Mar 2016
By Caris Bizzaca
Keeping Australia Alive a “patchwork quilt”

LOVED 2015? WAIT UNTIL 2016

Australian film, TV and online soared to new heights in 2015 and we look back on the year that was, as well as casting our eyes to exciting times ahead.

23 Dec 2015
By Caris Bizzaca
Exciting new stuff from ABC, SBS and Ten announced