{"id":25141,"date":"2024-07-31T03:47:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=25141"},"modified":"2024-07-31T12:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T16:29:28","slug":"mountain-queen-director-lucy-walker-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=25141","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa&#8217; Director Lucy Walker (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For over twenty years, filmmaker Lucy Walker has been making some of the most compelling documentaries, including a number that explore some of the most daring and adventurous risk-takers. Her latest film, <\/span><b><i>Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which debuts on Netflix on Wednesday, July 31, continues that trend. It explores the life and achievements of one Lhakpa Sherpa, who became the first Nepali woman to scale and summit Mount Everest, later setting a record for the most summits of Everest by any woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But there\u2019s more to Lhakpa\u2019s journey. After marrying an abusive Romanian climber and settling down in Connecticut, she had two daughters, Sunny and Shiny, and she continues to work at a Whole Foods to this day, despite her remarkable achievements and the enormous trauma from which she has suffered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To coincide with the release of <\/span><b><i>Mountain Queen<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Netflix is also giving Walker a special retrospective at New York\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paristheaternyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paris Theater<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, screening her earlier films, <\/span><b><i>Blindsight<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>Wasteland<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>Devil\u2019s Playground<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>The Crash Reel<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and more, which <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cinema Daily US <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">also discussed with the filmmaker in our extended interview that you can watch above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25241 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mountain-Queen.png\" alt=\"Mountain Queen\" width=\"640\" height=\"897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mountain-Queen.png 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mountain-Queen-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lucy Walker<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lhakpa Sherpa, Shiny Dijmarescu, Sunny Dijmarescu, Nima Sherpa<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charlie Corwin, Michael D. Ratner, Miranda Sherman, Dalia Burde, Christopher Newman<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Production Co: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SK Global, OBB Pictures, Avocados &amp; Coconuts, Makemake<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Netflix<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Documentary<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> English, Nepali<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Release Date (streaming): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">July 31, 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 105 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-douglasgmail-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out more of Edward Douglas\u2019 articles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can watch the trailer\u00a0 below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"0yz5F9WtmsI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yz5F9WtmsI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over twenty years, filmmaker Lucy Walker has been making some of the most compelling documentaries, including a number that explore some of the most daring and adventurous risk-takers. 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