Documentary Competition

THE DARK SIDE OF EVEREST
Andrew Palmer, GB, 2002, 48', col., video
Director Andrew Palmer
Script Zam Baring, Brian Dooley
Cameraman Richard Hill, Roger Vernon
Editing Doug Forbes
Music Bruce Leitl, Alec Harrison
Production Extremes/Under Pressure UK Ltd
Distribution Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting

For many people, Everest has been synonymous with heroism, physical resistance and strength, but there on the World's highest summit exists another dimension more obscure. Between egotism and lies, the film describes the real nature of mountaineers attempting the ascent to the peak; the director examines why this mountain drives some people to sacrifice everything, even life itself. The film offers a unique vision of a more obscure side of the mountain, the one that is hidden.

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