Keswick Film Festival

Saturday 27th February 2:00 PM - Rheged

Sherpa

Director: Jennifer Peedom Country: Australia
Cert: 15 Year: 2015 Length: 96 minsLanguage: Nepali/English
Best Of The FestsF-Rated
2016 Festival
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Audience Reaction

Score: 89.39% Attendance: 183

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Jennifer Peedom started out to make a documentary about a Sherpa on his 22nd ascent of Everest, again in support of a well-financed foreign climbing team. For such teams, Sherpas are as essential to their success as ropes or oxygen equipment but valued significantly less.

During filming tragedy struck as an ice fall killed 16 Sherpa guides, which brought many years feelings of injustice to a head – the Sherpas went on strike. The focus of Peedom's film changed immediately and the result is compelling.

This is a Charity Performance in aid of Cumbria Flood Relief.

Critics

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Jennifer Peedom's film is stunningly photographed (how could it not be?) and brilliantly sly: she gives the tour guides and their rich, self-absorbed charges just enough rope to hang themselves, and they duly oblige
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Time Out



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