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Everest: The Other Side
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 Mount Everest — the most difficult and dangerous climb on the mountain and the most coveted ski line on Earth. Already known for their extraordinary feats in the mountains, Morrison and Nelson stake everything on this daunting challenge. Everest: The Other Side is an intimate portrait of two people bound by love, ambition, and pursuit of the impossible. A National Geographic Documentary Films release.
A Q&A with director and producer Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi immediately follows the screening.
Georgia premiere
DIRECTORS
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Jimmy Chin
PRODUCERS
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Jimmy Chin
Shannon Dill
Anna Barnes
Bob Eisenhardt
Janet Yang
CAST
Jim Morrison
Hilaree Nelson
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin are the Academy Award and BAFTA-winning directors of Free Solo, which also won seven Emmy Awards. The pair made their co-directing debut with the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award-winning Meru in 2015 and have since directed the acclaimed Lost in the Jungle, Love+War, and The Rescue. In 2023, the duo co-directed their first scripted feature, Nyad, for Netflix.