{"id":17465,"date":"2021-09-05T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.banskofilmfest.com\/en\/stenata-na-senkite-polsha\/"},"modified":"2021-09-05T16:25:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T14:25:27","slug":"the-wall-of-shadows-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.banskofilmfest.com\/en\/the-wall-of-shadows-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Wall Of Shadows&#8221;, Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Competition program<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Bulgarian premiere:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Wall Of Shadows\u201d, Poland, 2020, Eliza Kubarska, 98`<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a Sherpa family is asked by a group of westerners to lead a trek up the never-conquered east wall of | the imposing Kumbhakarna Mountain in Nepal, they\u2019re confronted with a dilemma. Not only is the summit | reputed to be more challenging than Mount Everest, but according to the local Kirant religion, it\u2019s a sacred | mountain that is not supposed to be ascended. | While the father would like to earn the money necessary for his son\u2019s education, the mother, a fierce woman | who supports her boy\u2019s dream of becoming a doctor, is adamant that they shouldn\u2019t hike God\u2019s body. | Director Eliza Kubarska follows the expedition after the family agrees to guide the three foreigners, negotiating | as best they can the pressure to finish the climb, the dangerous conditions and their own religious | beliefs. | Herself an experienced alpinist, Kubarska captures breathtaking images of the majestic landscape, honouring | the spiritual dimension of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards:<\/strong><br \/>\nMillenium DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY \u2013 Audience Award (Silesian Voivodeship),<br \/>\nOR\u0141Y \u2013 Polish Film Award \u2013 Best Documentary &#8211; nomination<br \/>\nGerman Camera Award \u2013 Nomination<br \/>\nBergen International FF \u2013 GRAND PRIX of Documentaire Extraordinaire<br \/>\nL\u0105dek Zdr\u00f3j Mountain Festival \u2013 Best Polish Film<br \/>\nBanff Mountain Film Festival (CA) \u2013 Best Film (Climbing cat.)<br \/>\nMoc G\u00f3r \u2013 Mountain Spirit Festival ZAKOPANE \u2013 Best Polish Film<br \/>\nMoc G\u00f3r \u2013 Mountain Spirit Festival ZAKOPANE \u2013 Youth Jury Award<br \/>\nChamonix Film Festival (FR) \u2013 Special Jury Prize<br \/>\nTrento Film Festival (IT) \u2013 MARIO BELLO Prize<br \/>\nUlju Mountain Film Festival \u2013 GRAND PRIX<br \/>\nPolish Society of Cinematographers 2021 \u2013 Best Cinematography for \u201cThe Wall of Shadows\u201d for DoP Piotr Roso\u0142owski<br \/>\nSalem Film Festival (USA) \u2013 American Cinematographer Award for The Wall of Shadows \u2013 Piotr Roso\u0142owski\/ Keith Partridge<br \/>\nRain International Nature Film Festival (India) \u2013 CRYSTAL ELEPHANT AWARD for Best Feature Film<br \/>\nTorello Mountain Film Festival (Spain) \u2013 Best Mountain Culture Film<br \/>\nTorello Mountain Film Festival \u2013 Best Photography Award<br \/>\nKrakow Mountain Festival (PL) \u2013 Best Mountain Film<br \/>\nVancouver Int. Mountain FF (CA) \u2013 Best Adventure Film<br \/>\nNordic Adventure FF (Denmark) \u2013 Best Film of the Year<br \/>\nZurcher Film Prize (Switzerland) \u2013 winner<br \/>\nDomzale Mountain Film Festival (Slo) \u2013 GRAND PRIX<br \/>\nHory a Mesto, International Mountain FF (Slovakia) \u2013 Special Mention<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/447406761?app_id=122963&amp;h=db249def61\" width=\"1140\" height=\"601\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Wall of Shadows TRAILER\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competition program Bulgarian premiere: \u201cThe Wall Of Shadows\u201d, Poland, 2020, Eliza Kubarska, 98` When a Sherpa family is asked by a group of westerners to lead a trek up the never-conquered east wall of | the imposing Kumbhakarna Mountain in Nepal, they\u2019re confronted with a dilemma. 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