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The Wall of Shadows

Eliza Kubarska

Poland, Germany, Switzerland
2020
95min
Documentary
color
A

Schedule

09.28 Sun 11:00

Ulju Cinema 2

SYNOPSIS

The Sherpa family break a taboo and take part in the Himalayan expedition to Kumbhakarna, one of the most holy of mountains, to earn money for their son’s school and cut him away from their tradition. They accompany the leading world class alpinists.

NOTE

■ UMFF2021 Grand Prize

This is Eliza Kubarska’s previous work that weaves multiple narrative layers into a single story, brought to life by outstanding cinematography. It is a mountain film in which the sacredness of the Himalayas, the Sherpa family’s struggles, and the expedition team’s attempt to summit Kumbhakarna are organically intertwined.

[Jinna Lee, Programmer]

Director

Eliza Kubarska

Eliza is a director, alpinist and traveller. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Wajda Film School in Poland. Since 2004 she directed awarded documentary films, often produced in extreme locations: What happened on Pam Island, Walking Under Water and K2-Touching the Sky.