K2 Touching the sky
K2 Touching the sky / SL / Eliza Kubarska / 73′ / 2015 / Poland, UK, Germany
26. 12. 2015 at 22:00
In the summer of 1986, several dozen alpinists from all over the world met to climb K2.Very soon the season transforms into a series of tragic events called “black summer”, leaving 13 climbers dead. Almost 30 years later the children of acclaimed alpinists, who died on K2,undertake an expedition to answer the question: what is the price of passion.
ELIZA KUBARSKA (born 1978, Poland) film director – producer – alpinist
Graduate of Academy of Fine Arts and Wajda Master School of Film Directing in Warsaw (Poland). Documentary filmmaker, specialised in adventure filmmaking and extreme location work. Polish alpinist and traveler. Author of big wall first ascents in the mountains.
Her first feature documentary „Mountain Love Story“, 2010, (aka „What happened on Pam Island“) filmed in Greenland, distributed by First Hand Films, was selected for over 40 festivals, won many awards and special mentions.
“Walking Under Water” (prod UK/ PL/ D, for ARTE/Zdf , 2014, 76’) , a documentary about last days of sea nomads from Borneo, filmed partly underwater , had international premier at Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, and won a Special Jury Prize (International Feature category).
K2. Touching the Sky” film had an international premiere at Locarno International Film Festival.
