HIMALAYA is a fable, that we heard whispered in our ears while hiking through the mountains.

“Himalaya” (हिमालय) literally means "abode of snow”. And this range actually is home to nine of the ten highest peaks on Earth, including the highest, Mount Everest, which is called Sagarmatha in Nepal and Chomolungma – The Goddess Mother of Earth – in Tibet. It is also home to thousands of people, stretching through five countries: Nepal, India, Bhutan, China (Tibet) and Pakistan. Three major rivers in the world — the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra — originate in the Himalaya.

HIMALAYA is femme fatale, like a mother or a lover, embracing and raising, taking care of you, challenging and rewarding, letting you go and then waiting for you to come back. Because you definitely will.

HIMALAYA was written during the three-week hike in the mountains. Later it was edited from the material, gathered during the hike.
[There is footage from the summit of Mount Everest used in the video. It belongs to Edita Nichols - first Lithuanian woman to reach the top of Chomolungma.]

I'm selling photo prints from Himalaya and donate money to help Nepal after the earthquake: art.tt/kdb

The text about the trek and some pictures are published here: maptia.com/bertatil/stories/himalaya-steps-below-the-peaks

Photo gallery: godoberta.com/project/himalaya/

Experienced and written by
Berta Tilmantaitė
Andrius Jančiauskas
Paulius Mačiulevičius

Filmed and edited by
Berta Tilmantaitė
godoberta.com
nanook.lt

Mt. Everest summit footage by
Edita Nichols editanichols.com
Tarkey Sherpa

Additional footage by
Andrius Jančiauskas
Paulius Mačiulevičius

Music by
Reid Willis

Sound design by
Martynas Gailius, Sodas Sounds

Film Festival History:

Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival, 2015
InkaFest, Mountain Film Festival, Peru 2015
Ladek Mountain Film Festival, Poland 2015
Golden Diana International Film Festival, Austria 2015
HIMIFF, USA 2015
Adventure Film Festival, UK 2015
Muestrario Short Films Festival, Mexico 2015
Visionaria, Italy 2015
Expedition Camera Festival, Czech Republic 2016
Expedition Camera Festival, Slovakia 2016
Les Bois Film Festival, USA 2016
GSF Awards, USA 2016
Ozark Shorts, USA 2016
Festival International du Film de Montagne d'Autrans, 2016
The Quarantine Film Festival, Bulgaria 2016
NZ Mountain Film Festival, New Zealand 2016
Adventure Film Festival, Australia 2017