Traveling alone on bike from Mongolia, through Xinjiang and the Taklamakan Desert in China, across the mountains of Tibet and Nepal to the mouth of the Ganges in India, filmmakers Olivier Higgins and Melanie Carrier find themselves severely challenged physically and emotionally. Despite serious adversity, the couple never loses their joy of discovery nor thrill of living a dream. In the end, Asiemut is really a love story, simple and sweet, a tale of mutual respect and affection that never diminishes. We don’t think he’s biking to Telluride, but Olivier will be in attendance at Mountainfilm.
—Peter Kenworthy