The Magic Mountain
People’s Choice Award
Sponsored by Ortovox
Cynthia Hunt in Ladakh |
The People’s Choice Award, chosen by the festival audience, goes to Canmore, Alberta, filmmakers Baiba Auders Morrow and Pat Morrow. Canada, 2005, 50 minutes Directed by Baiba Auders Morrow Produced by Pat Morrow Production company: Morrow Productions (Canada) This film recounts the offbeat story of educator Cynthia Hunt, the founder of HEALTH (Health, Environment and Literacy in the Himalayas) in Ladakh, northwest India. Her often theatrical efforts to empower illiterate women propel viewers on a rare and exhilarating journey as she hikes over 5000-metre (16,000-foot) passes and through a frozen river gorge deeper than the Grand Canyon. This film was part of Daytime Film Screenings: Program A |