British veteran mountaineers Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders reunite to tackle the last unclimbed peak in Sikkim, India, having overcome cancer, ageing bodies, and a thirty year-long falling out. The film follows their epic adventure up Chombu. Intertwined is the backstory of one of the pioneering partnership of super-alpinism. Told through gorgeous high-altitude footage and archival photographs, this is a film about two greats of 20th century British mountaineering. More than that, it is a portrait of a friendship.

Except for her steely determination and a high tolerance for pain, nothing destined Sophie Lavaud to become the mountaineer she is. She already has 10 successful ascents in her quest to become the first Swiss woman, and only the fifth women in the world, to summit all 8,000m peaks. But the 8,167m beast that is Dhaulagiri has foiled her quest twice.

In love with images and the cold, wildlife photographer Jeremie Villet travels alone through the white deserts of the northern hemisphere with his pulk (a short sled) and his telephoto lens, looking for animals that survive in extreme cold.
Jeremie is about to set out on an expedition in the Canadian North to explore the wild and extreme Yukon region, with the ultimate goal of photographing the legendary mountain goat. The difficulty of access to the mountain territories where this animal evolves and the freezing temperatures will make the task challenging.
Through adventures and unique human-animal encounters, this documentary shows us the photographer’s intimate and delicate approach to this changing world.

In an isolated Himalayan region, the villagers of Malikot are preparing to harvest the aphrodisiac caterpillar mushroom worth more than gold. Lalita, a young mother, had to let go of her dreams after getting married because of the social pressures of her community. She joins her whole village in the journey to the high-altitude pasturelands in the hope of providing a better life for her family through the hazardous harvest of the rare mushroom. Set against the backdrop of stunning mountainous landscapes, the film presents an intimate and humane portrait of characters who put everything on the line for a chance to ascend to greener pastures. Will the harvest be goo this year?

Deep in rural Nepal, a group of friends from so-called low-caste families start a trekking guide social enterprise to transform their community of Kumari. Led by Jagat Lama, the guides channel their profits and energy into developing a self-sustaining community centre with many of the region’s firsts: basic electricity, a women’s skill center, a local school, a working community farm, and a medical hospital. Jagat had promised his dying father to bring medical care to the village. At the opening celebration, Jagat’s mother is the first of many patiets at the Sukman Memorial Polyclinic, named after his father.
Less than two years later, a massive earthquake hits Nepal leveling the hospital, school, and skill center. Because Kumari is so remote, Jagat and his friends respond with aid food, and shelter, Jagat digs deep and finds the strength to help lead Kumari’s recovery.

After being bullied into making iron wheels for his upper-caste peers, 12-yaer-old Bhyal, a so-called lower caste blacksmith, and his friend, 11-yaer-old Laba, are forced to steal iron from the village to make the wheels. At Bhyal’s workshop, the boys work through the night and fall asleep. Laba’s father finds his sons asleep with Bhyal and, outraged at the sight, calls the religious chief of the village to purify his son. With the entire village gathered, the village chief purifies Laba and passes judgement on Bhyal.

Since 1989, Jelbang village of Rolpa district was the commercial center of mountain iron in Nepal. What is the impact today of the closure of iron mines by the government on the lives of the villagers?

Shishir serves in the Nepal Army. He is preparing to go to a foreign country as a part of UN Peacekeeping Operations. But his long-running estrangement from his sister Rita is causing him inner turmoil. He desires to rebuild his relationship with her and move on with his life.

Sarita, a young mother working from home during COVID-19 pandemic, tries to balance her work and family. But her endurance reaches a breaking point as responsibilities keep piling up.

High above, in the steep hills of Jajarkot in Karnali province, wild honey and shilajit are extracted. By the creators of Herne Katha, Bagh ko Bangara is a documentary about four wild honey pilots whose lives are bound together with the rugged cliffs of Khal Taakuri. Their ancestors believed that wealth is found inside a tiger’s jaw. Along the extreme topography of Jajarkot, and across the mental and emotional geographies of the tenacious human spirit, Bagh ko Bangara is a story about people in theses hills have undertaken this journey, one step away from death. Now, for the first time, outsiders witness it.

In an isolated Himalayan region, the villagers of Malikot are preparing to harvest the aphrodisiac caterpillar mushroom worth more than gold. Lalita, a young mother, had to let go of her dreams after getting married because of the social pressures of her community. She joins her whole village in the journey to the high-altitude pasturelands in the hope of providing a better life for her family through the hazardous harvest of the rare mushroom. Set against the backdrop of stunning mountainous landscapes, the film presents an intimate and humane portrait of characters who put everything on the line for a chance to ascend to greener pastures. Will the harvest be goo this year?