Screening of the documentary 'Tenzing', directed by Jennifer Peedom, about the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay and his ascent of Mount Everest with Edmund Hillary.
Tenzing is showing at the Weymouth Pavilion on Friday 23 October and Tuesday 3 November, both screenings at 1pm in the Main Auditorium. It's a film based on true events, and it focuses on the part of the story that doesn't usually get the most airtime.
Most of us know the headline: Tenzing Norgay, a gifted Himalayan climber, and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. But the film spends its time on the road to that moment. It follows Tenzing as he works to convince the British climbing team that he belongs as an equal member rather than just a servant, and then tracks the historic ascent itself.
That climb is framed as much by the tensions between backgrounds, classes and competing ambitions as by the perils of the mountain. It's a story of greatness, of mutual trust between two outsiders, and the fulfilment of a lifelong dream and spiritual calling. Jennifer Peedom directed it, and it runs two hours and five minutes, rated PG.
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If you're planning to go, there are two dates to choose from: Friday 23 October and Tuesday 3 November, both starting at 1pm in the Main Auditorium at the Weymouth Pavilion. Tickets are £5.
Date
31 October – 3 November
13:00
Price
Paid
Recommended Age
+14 years
