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Everest from Within

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In May 2000, four Canadians set off on an expedition to climb the perilous north side of Mount Everest without the use of oxygen or sherpas. The majestic Himalayas form the backdrop for this documentary as the four try to conquer the mythical top of the world. Anxiety, courage, friendship and rivalry : the group's ordeal gives us a rare insight into the human condition under stress, and, while immobilised on the edge of the mountain by extreme weather conditions, we can share, as if we were there, the emotions and tensions that afflict the group's solidarity; threatening the dream of attaining the summit itself. Do they possess what it takes to succeed in such a hostile environment or is the journey just one of coming to terms with their own limitations? Whatever the outcome, the group managed to capture these breathtaking images from the heavens, and deliver a moving testimony to the fragility of humankind while confronted by the mighty forces of nature.

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Agency:.Produced by Les Productions du Rapide-blanc in coproduction with the National Film Board of Canada with the financial participation of le Fonds canadien de télévision créé par le gouvernement du Canada et l'industrie canadienne de la télévision par câble, FCT: Programme de droits de diffusion; Crédit d'impôt cinéma et télévision-Gestion SODEC; Crédit d'impôt pour film ou vidéo canadien; in collaboration with RDI, Le Réseau de l'information and Radio-Canada.
Agency - French program:.Documentary Studio / Montreal (Society and Science).

Credit Note

Script, Sylvie Van Brabant ; direction, Sylvie Van Brabant, Claude-André Nadon ; picture editing, Myriam Poirier ; sound editing, Myriam Poirier ; cinematography, Claude-André Nadon, Catherine-Isabelle Giasson, François Vincelette ; musical direction, Bob Olivier ; music recording, Daniel Lagacé ; re-recording, Louis Gignac ; producer, Yves Bisaillon, Nicole Hubert, Sylvie Van Brabant.

Performer Note

Participant, André Laperrière, François Loubert, Bernard Mailhot, Claude-André Nadon.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2001.

Summary

In May 2000, four Canadians set off on an expedition to climb the perilous north side of Mount Everest without the use of oxygen or sherpas. The majestic Himalayas form the backdrop for this documentary as the four try to conquer the mythical top of the world. Anxiety, courage, friendship and rivalry : the group's ordeal gives us a rare insight into the human condition under stress, and, while immobilised on the edge of the mountain by extreme weather conditions, we can share, as if we were there, the emotions and tensions that afflict the group's solidarity; threatening the dream of attaining the summit itself. Do they possess what it takes to succeed in such a hostile environment or is the journey just one of coming to terms with their own limitations? Whatever the outcome, the group managed to capture these breathtaking images from the heavens, and deliver a moving testimony to the fragility of humankind while confronted by the mighty forces of nature.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Grand Prize - Category: Documentary, 2002

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Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).