Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

A Special Presentation at Toronto International Film Festival 2023

The remarkable life of Lhakpa Sherpa who as a girl denied an education, conceals her gender to work in the mountains, and became the first Nepali woman to summit Everest before immigrating to the US, raising children as a single mother, and climbing in pursuit of a better life.

• Director: Lucy Walker
• Cast: Lhakpa Sherpa
• Cinematographers: Devin Whetstone, Matthew Irving
• Editor: Tyler Temple Higgins, Yaniv Elani, Davon Ramos
• Original Score: Michael Stearns
• Production Companies: SK Global Entertainment, OBB Pictures, Avocados and Coconuts
• Executive Producers: Sidney Kimmel, Brian Kornreich, Jo Henriquez, Scott Ratner, Amani King, Lucy Walker
• Producers: Charlie Corwin, Michael D. Ratner, Miranda Sherman, Dalia Burde, Christopher Newman
• International Sales Agent: SK Global
• US Sales Agent: Creative Artists Agency (CAA)