Hanuman Airlines

Director: Hamilton Pevec 2011 USA 29 minutes
Showing: Sunday February 12th 2012 - Aerial Night
Location: Pacific Cinemateque

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two Nepali adventures channel the Hindu God of Wind on their mission to launch a paraglider from the summit of Mt Everest.

This is a story about faith and determination. Where dreams can take you to new heights of inspiration. This film explores the bonds that are created while trying to survive in one of the harshest environments known to men. Exploring a culture of people who's strength and spirit are often over looked. We follow these adventures on an Expedition of a life time. From training on the famous Khumbu Ice Fall, to setting a free flight altitude record as they become the third group to ever fly over the Everest Glaciers. Offering a chance to see the world like never before and witness the re-shaping of a culture and building of a new generation. Join Hanuman Airlines as they begin their Ultimate Descent.

Director Bio:

Hamilton Pevec- Has worked in many areas of the film industry. Graduating from the Independent Media Producers Program (IMPP) at the Gulf Islands Film and Television School in 2002. He has spent the last 10 years traveling the world, producing documentaries, developing film curriculum, teaching hands on production techniques and training the locals how to produce their own stories. He has directed four; one-hour documentaries, as well as written, produced, and directed over 40 short films. In 2009 he spent a year in India producing documentaries for the Dalai Lama's Archive and teaching the Buddhist monks and nun's how to produce, shoot and edit their own films. He has also worked in South Korea as an art director for the Korean feature “Lagoon” and as a Co producer for the feature film “Further Beyond”. In the Same year in New Zealand , he produced and shot a 5 part documentary series about an international spiritual organization called "The Burning Question." His passion is in independent media thriving in real creative freedom ruled only by vision and passion.