PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest
April 26 - 28, 2024
Transcending cultural barriers and consistently going against the grain, female Nepali climber Pasang Lhamu Sherpa attempted to summit Everest four times in the early nineties. All three screenings include Q&As with special guests, including Pasang's niece, Mingma Sherpa, and President of the Northwest Sherpa Association, Jangbu Sherpa.
Friday's Q&A will be moderated by Gregory Scruggs, outdoors reporter at The Seattle Times; Saturday's will be moderated Tom Helleberg, Publisher of Mountaineers Books; and Sunday's will be moderated by Tom Vogl, Chief Executive Officer of The Mountaineers.
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
PASANG chronicles Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s tragic and inspiring journey to become the first Nepali woman to summit Everest in 1993. As an uneducated, indigenous woman and a Buddhist in a Hindu kingdom, Pasang’s dream to scale the legendary mountain pits her against family, foreign climbers, her own government, and nature itself. Her determined pursuit of Everest plays out within the context of her nation’s quest for democracy and the emergence of the commercial climbing industry. As told by the Nepalis who knew her, by some of the world's most notable alpinists, and by Pasang herself, her historic quest would transfix her country and uplift a new generation's belief in its possibilities.
- Director: Nancy Svendsen
- Principal Cast: Dawa Futi Sherpa, Marc Batard, Pasang Yangjee Sherpa PhD, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, Ang Dorjee Sherpa, Lhakpa Phuti Sherpa, Lhakpa Geltsen Sherpa, Norbu Tenzing, Vincanne Adams PhD, Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa, Jan Arnold
- Country: USA
- Year: 2021
- Running Time: 71 min.
- Producer: Sharon Wood, Richard Levien, Christy McGill
- Screenplay: Sharon Wood
- Website: Official Film Site
- Language: English, French, Nepali
