Dmitry Golovchenko

Powerful documentary The Wall of Shadows takes top prize at Norwegian film festival

Three leading alpinists take part in the expedition on the eastern face of the Kumbhakama mountain which, at 7,400 metres, is one of the most difficult challenges in alpinism today. Press materials

VIDEO: The film by Eliza Kubarska and Monika Braid tells the story of Sherpa family which breaks a sacred taboo by agreeing to lead a group of westerners up the Kumbhakarna Mountain so that they can earn money for their son's school.

Hitting a high: documentary film maker to dig deep into the minds and the lives of those who risk all on Himalayan peaks

Award-winning documentary film maker Eliza Kubarska explains why she is accompanying an expedition to climb a sacred Himalayan mountain.

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