SPANISH PREMIERE
Three elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.
Chai Vasarhelyi. Her first film, A Normal Life, won Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2003. Her second documentary, Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love, won numerous festival awards. In 2013 she released Touba, a documentary about the Mouride pilgrimage to the city of Touba, in Senegal. Meru is her fourth film. Jimmy Chin is a sought after and recognised adventure sports photographer and filmmographer. As a photographer he works, among others, for the National Geographic. As a filmmaker he has directed documentaries, TV and commercial projects for The North Face, Pirelli, National Geographic, Working Title and RSA Films.