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“Everest: The Other Side,” Which Chronicles One of the Most Treacherous and Audacious Feats Imaginable, Opens Exclusively in UK cinemas and IMAX® October 30
The UK premiere of "Everest: The Other Side," an intimate portrait of two elite ski mountaineers bound by love and the pursuit of the impossible, took place earlier today at the 70th BFI London Film Festival. The film is directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, the Oscar®-winning filmmakers behind "Free Solo" and "Meru". Both directors and documentary subject Jim Morrison were in attendance, as well as producer Shannon Dill and EVP of National Geographic Documentary Films Carolyn Bernstein.
Elite ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson fell deeply in love while reaching the pinnacle of their sport. Their drive sharpened into a shared dream: to climb and ski the direct North Face of Everest - the most difficult and dangerous climb on the mountain and the most coveted ski line on earth. Thousands have summited the mountain via Nepal's southeast ridge, but only a handful have ever reached the top by this route — and no one has successfully skied down. Already known for their extraordinary feats in the mountains and no strangers to loss, Morrison and Nelson stake everything on this daunting challenge.
“Everest: The Other Side” is directed and produced by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, and produced by Shannon Dill, Anna Barnes, Bob Eisenhardt, Janet Yang. The executive producers are Carolyn Bernstein, Tim Horsburgh, Nina Fialkow, David Fialkow, Andrew Reiner, Elizabeth Reiner, Moudhy Al-Rashid, Sam Frohman, Kenneth A. Howery, Jason Bowden, Will Griffith, Bettina Kadoorie. The film is edited by Bob Eisenhardt, ACE, and Simona Ferrari. The directors of photography are Clair Popkin, Jimmy Chin, Christopher Murphy.
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