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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

Coming to Netflix in 2024

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)

Recognition for Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

  • A Special Presentation at Toronto International Film Festival 2023
  • Streaming on Netflix 2024