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Mothered by Mountains

Mothered by Mountains

2017 USA / Duration: 16 mins
Directed by: Renan Ozturk, Ben Ayers

“So this was supposed to be a film about, like, empowering women, about bringing two of my friends on this badass adventure. But it all kinda went horribly wrong.” That’s Ben Ayers of the dZi Foundation, who hatched a plan to match renowned Nepalese climber Pasang Llamu Sherpa Akita with Kathmandu punk rocker Sareena Rai for an ambitious objective: motorcycle from Kathmandu to mountains, then bag a first ascent. But the white-male-directed adventure falls flat, and the women end up doing it their own way, bonding as they go over issues like motherhood, family and the pressures of society on their gender.

Mountainfilm 2018 Official Selection
    • Renan OzturkDirector
    • Ben AyersDirector

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
Apr 10 2019Mattison Auditorium at Kent SchoolKent, CTWebsite
Jan 24 2019Trustees TheaterSavannah, GAWebsite
Jan 11 2019Our Lady of the Snows CenterAlta, UTWebsite
Dec 5 2018Bud Werner Memorial LibrarySteamboat Springs, CO
Nov 9 2018Lory Student Center TheaterFort Collins, COWebsite
Nov 1 2018WaterColor Marina Park AmphitheaterWatercolor, FLWebsite
Oct 26 2018The Elks TheatreRapid City, SDWebsite
Oct 12 2018Mammoth Lakes Welcome CenterMammoth Lakes, CAWebsite
Oct 11 2018Mountaineers Seattle Program CenterSeattle, WAWebsite
Oct 11 2018Gryphon TheatreLaramie, WY
Oct 6 20181932 Criterion TheatreBar Harbor, MEWebsite
Sep 25 2018Royal Geographical SocietyLondon, LND, GBWebsite
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