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Everest from Within

This feature-length documentary retraces the journey of 4 Canadians who set off to climb the perilous north side of Mount Everest without the use of oxygen or sherpas. The group's ordeal gives us a rare insight into the human condition under stress, and, while immobilized on the edge of the mountain by extreme weather, we share the tensions that afflict the group's solidarity - threatening the dream of attaining the summit itself.
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This feature-length documentary retraces the journey of 4 Canadians who set off to climb the perilous north side of Mount Everest without the use of oxygen or sherpas. The group's ordeal gives us a rare insight into the human condition under stress, and, while immobilized on the edge of the mountain by extreme weather, we share the tensions that afflict the group's solidarity - threatening the dream of attaining the summit itself.

Sports and Leisure Psychology and Psychiatry Developing Countries Social Issues All subjects
  • participant
    André Laperrière
    François Loubert
    Bernard Mailhot
    Claude-André Nadon
  • original idea
    Claude-André Nadon
  • 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
  • additional camera
    Nathalie Lasselin
    Katerine Giguère
  • musical direction
    Bob Olivier
  • musician
    Gordon Adamson
    Nazih Bouchareb
    Bob Olivier
    Charles Papasoff
  • technical advisor
    Pierre Dostie
  • music recording
    Daniel Lagacé
  • re-recording
    Louis Gignac
  • online editing
    Denis Pilon
  • titles
    NFB Postproduction Image Service
  • subtitles
    Kathleen Fleming
  • technical coordinator
    Richard Cliche
  • technical editing assistant
    Théo Van Brabant
  • sound editing - assistance
    Jean-Philippe Savard
  • production administrator
    Angelle Beausoleil
    Colette Brodeur
  • production administration assistant
    Mirabelle Bélanger
    Dany Delpy
    Josée Trudel
  • assistant to the producer
    Christiane Germain
  • marketing officer
    Élise Labbé
  • head of program development
    Jacinthe Brisebois
  • chief news editor special reports and documentaries
    Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne
  • director special reports and documentaries
    Marc Gilbert
  • producer
    Yves Bisaillon
    Nicole Hubert
    Sylvie Van Brabant

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Ages 13 to 15

Notes

This film is a fine opportunity to allow students to think about challenges they may like to take up in the future. The teacher can ask them to do a predictive exercise: what sorts of things would they like to achieve one day? What efforts would they be prepared to make to achieve them? Would they do these things with the goal of finding out a bit more about themselves? Could they be afraid of what they might learn about themselves

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