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Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey (Documentary Feature)
"Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey" chronicles a remarkable group of trekkers on an expedition to the world's highest mountain. If they succeed in their quest, the team will be the largest group of people with disabilities ever to reach Mount Everest Base Camp.
Five men in wheelchairs and their teammates—representing a range of disabilities—trek 21 days through the high Himalaya. From their departure in the Sherpa village of Lukla, the team will attempt to reach an altitude of over 17,500 feet in one of the most inaccessible regions on earth. A Nepali support team is engaged to help push, pull, and carry members over the rugged, steep terrain. In this part of the world, the altitude and intense cold can stop even the most experienced hikers in their tracks. Yet if the team reaches Base Camp, expedition leader and amputee, Gary Guller, will make a bid for the summit of Everest.
With stunning footage from the kingdom of Nepal, "Team Everest" offers a heartwarming story of personal ambition, as it dares us to reach beyond our perceived limitations and explores our unlimited capacity to dream.
Beginning with it's world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival, "Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey screened at various film festivals and special engagements around the world. The film is currently showing across the U.S. on the Documentary Channel and is also available on DVD (at Amazon.com, DocumentaryChannel.com, FilmBaby.com and in our store) and as a digital download on Amazon.com.
this inspiring journey through the Himalayas of Nepal.
"Team Everest" is recommended by both "Video Librarian" and "Booklist Magazine."
SWIM (Documentary Feature)
To raise funds and awareness for disabled veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Air Force veteran David Broyles and Army officer Rush Vann attempt to become only the 16th and 17th Americans to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Africa.Danger Dog Films founder, Andy Cockrum, collaborated with Hazard Pay Productions directors Matt Cook and Chantz Hoover to edit this award-winning documentary film. To read more about the film, visit www.hazardpayproductions.com.
"Swim" enjoyed several Festival screenings in the U.S. and is currently showing on the Documentary Channel.
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The Monkey Project (TV PILOT)
Following a trip to the Primarily Primates animal sanctuary, a group of artists create original works of art inspired by their visit. The Monkey Project features three talented artists who reveal their work and illuminate the stories behind the sanctuary’s inhabitants.Artist Heyd Fontenot examines the sanctuary’s most famous chimpanzee, Oliver, the “Missing Link.” Oliver, who walks on two feet, is believed by some to be a human/chimpanzee hybrid. Photographer Traci Goudie introduces viewers to the beloved orangutan, Punkin, and explores
the deep connections we make with animals. Painter Rachel Koper looks at the impact of environmental degradation on the natural habitat of squirrel monkeys.
The Monkey Project is an unforgettable glimpse into the lives of these
fascinating animals and the capacity of art to teach and inspire.
