Interview With Mountain Queen Director Lucy Walker Audio Podcast

No one is better suited to tell The Mountain Queen-The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa's story than director Lucy Walker, who specializes in documenting people overcoming tremendous odds. Her previous works include Blindsight, the story of six blind  teenagers from Nepal that were led to the summit of Lhakpa Ri, a 23,000 ft peak on the north side of Everest by legendary blind mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer. Blind children in Nepal are often seen as possessed by demons so this climb transforms their self image and their horizons. Lucy also directed the Academy Award-nominated and Sundance-winning The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom, which follows those devastated by the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan as they recover, repair and prepare for The Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Chapters

• 0:00 Director Lucy Walker, who specializes in documenting people overcoming tremendous odds. Her previous works include Blindsight, the story of six blind teenagers from Nepal that were led to the summit of Lhakpa Ri, a 23,000 ft peak on the north side of Eve
• 54:12 What Lucy loves about the story of Mountain Queen
• 1:36:06 The Mountain Queen Lhakpa Sherpa's attempt to heal the relationship with her two daughters
• 2:57:06 Allowing Lhakpa and her daughters a year to transform their relationship without intruding