The Wall of Shadows (2021)
A Sherpa family breaks a taboo and climbs the most holy of mountains to earn money for their son’s education. They accompany a western expedition on East Wall of the Khumbakarna Mountain, a wall that has never been climbed before. ‘The Wall of Shadows’ tells the story of an encounter between a young Sherpa boy and an experienced western mountaineer at the foot of the sacred mountain. Will they face the wrath of mountain Gods?
Director:
Eliza Kubarska
Writers:
Eliza Kubarska, Piotr Rosołowski.
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Ngada Sherpa as Self |
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Dawa Tenzin Sherpa as Self |
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Jomdoe Sherpa as Self |
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Dmitry Golovchenko as Self |
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Sergey Nilov as Self |
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Marcin Tomaszewski as Self |
| Directing | Eliza Kubarska | Director |
| Production | Monika Braid | Producer |
| Production | Ümit Uludağ | Producer |
| Production | Kaspar Winkler | Producer |
| Editing | Barbara Toennieshen | Editor |
| Sound | Franciszek Kozłowski | Sound |
| Sound | Zofia Moruś | Sound |
| Sound | Jacek Wiśniewski | Foley |
| Camera | Piotr Rosołowski | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Marcel Vaid | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Eliza Kubarska | Screenplay |
| Writing | Piotr Rosołowski | Screenplay |
| Production | Ewa Szwarc | Co-Producer |