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Shepherd Women of Shambala
- Director:
- Joy Tessman
- Producers:
- Joy Tessman
- Duration:
- 9 minutes
- File Sizes:
- SD (format 4:3) 220mb
- Released:
- 2001
Description
A young women shares the life and culture of a group of semi nomadic women in the Pakistan Karakoram, a small group of Ismali Muslim women shepherds maintain centuries old traditions while tending their flocks. When a western women travels to their high summer camp, she is adopted into their midst despite the boundaries of language and culture – a story of the extraordinary spirit of women and the power of kindness.
Finalist: Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada 2002
Selected: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2002-2003
Finalist: Telluride Mountain Film Festival, Colorado 2003
Selected: Telluride Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2003
Finalist: Himalayan Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2003
Finalist: Nevada Mountain Film Festival, California 2003
Best Short: Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, Arizona 2003
Finalist: Kendal Mountain Film Festival, England 2003
Standing Ovation: San Francisco Film Festival, California