Bears On A Ship from filmmaker, Eduardo Castrillo is currently filming aboard the famous Aurora, used in such films as James Bond: From Russia With Love. Godzilla, and Baywatch.
Synopsis/Logline:
During an airline strike in Mexico, a group of stranded passengers decide to take a ship voyage back home to the United States. Unbeknownst to them however, are two more passengers aboard that ship. More specifically; man-eating bears!
Cast:
Derek Crowe (The Longest Run), Christopher Wilson (Venom Coast),
Diana Bukowska (First Love), Jo’nez Cain (Fruitvale Station), Erin Nolan (True Crime Podcast), David Jon Foster (Reanimation Team), Sherill Quinn (Strings Attached), Derrick Hogan (Kendrick), Krystal Shay (Slashlorette Party), Ray Ruiz (Fire on the Ridge), Samantha Aper (Worth), Matt Fuentes (Hunting Season), Nick Ryan (The Ride), Arturo Rangel (A Couple’s Betrayal), Jose Padilla (Ghettobusters), Jose Palacios (Seven Lost)
Principal Photography has begun shooting in Northern California and will wrap...
Synopsis/Logline:
During an airline strike in Mexico, a group of stranded passengers decide to take a ship voyage back home to the United States. Unbeknownst to them however, are two more passengers aboard that ship. More specifically; man-eating bears!
Cast:
Derek Crowe (The Longest Run), Christopher Wilson (Venom Coast),
Diana Bukowska (First Love), Jo’nez Cain (Fruitvale Station), Erin Nolan (True Crime Podcast), David Jon Foster (Reanimation Team), Sherill Quinn (Strings Attached), Derrick Hogan (Kendrick), Krystal Shay (Slashlorette Party), Ray Ruiz (Fire on the Ridge), Samantha Aper (Worth), Matt Fuentes (Hunting Season), Nick Ryan (The Ride), Arturo Rangel (A Couple’s Betrayal), Jose Padilla (Ghettobusters), Jose Palacios (Seven Lost)
Principal Photography has begun shooting in Northern California and will wrap...
- 6/24/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
His House: Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù as Bol Majur, Wunmi Mosaku as Rial Majur. Cr. Aidan Monaghan/Netflix © 2020
In an online ceremony hosted by Tom Felton, the winners of the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced. Live from Wales, where he is filming Save the Cinema for Sky Cinema, Tom welcomed a glittering array of stars to announce the winners.
Best British Independent Film was awarded to coming-of-age drama Rocks by Zendaya with actress Kosar Ali also taking home the awards for both Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer with her young co-star D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu winning Best Supporting Actor. The four awards on the night took the film’s BIFA tally to five with Lucy Pardee winning the award for Best Casting sponsored by Casting Society of America and Spotlight when the craft award winners were announced in January.
British horror His House was awarded two BIFAs on the...
In an online ceremony hosted by Tom Felton, the winners of the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced. Live from Wales, where he is filming Save the Cinema for Sky Cinema, Tom welcomed a glittering array of stars to announce the winners.
Best British Independent Film was awarded to coming-of-age drama Rocks by Zendaya with actress Kosar Ali also taking home the awards for both Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer with her young co-star D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu winning Best Supporting Actor. The four awards on the night took the film’s BIFA tally to five with Lucy Pardee winning the award for Best Casting sponsored by Casting Society of America and Spotlight when the craft award winners were announced in January.
British horror His House was awarded two BIFAs on the...
- 2/18/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“Rocks,” “His House” and “The Father” were the leaders at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), which were announced Thursday.
Coming-of-age drama “Rocks” won best British independent film, with Kosar Ali winning the awards for both best supporting actress and most promising newcomer with her young co-star D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu winning best supporting actor. Lucy Pardee’s best casting award, which was among the craft award winners announced in January, takes the “Rocks” tally to five.
Remi Weekes won best director and Wunmi Mosaku won best actress for horror film “His House.” The film also won the best production design and effects awards.
Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of an ageing man in “The Father” won best actor, and the film also won best screenplay for writer-director Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, and best editing for Yorgos Lamprinos.
In a year when awards were spread evenly, “Saint Maud,” “Mogul Mowgli,” “Misbehaviour” and...
Coming-of-age drama “Rocks” won best British independent film, with Kosar Ali winning the awards for both best supporting actress and most promising newcomer with her young co-star D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu winning best supporting actor. Lucy Pardee’s best casting award, which was among the craft award winners announced in January, takes the “Rocks” tally to five.
Remi Weekes won best director and Wunmi Mosaku won best actress for horror film “His House.” The film also won the best production design and effects awards.
Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of an ageing man in “The Father” won best actor, and the film also won best screenplay for writer-director Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, and best editing for Yorgos Lamprinos.
In a year when awards were spread evenly, “Saint Maud,” “Mogul Mowgli,” “Misbehaviour” and...
- 2/18/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Washington — The presidential campaign of Andrew Yang, the insurgent Democratic presidential contender, laid off 130 staffers on Wednesday and Thursday, several former staffers say, including on-the-ground canvassers and organizers who’d been working to prepare for upcoming primary elections in New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.
Several newly fired staffers tell Rolling Stone they felt blindsided by the announcement. They say they had their campaign email accounts disabled and then were notified they were fired without any warning or explanation.
“I still very much believe in Andrew’s message but the...
Several newly fired staffers tell Rolling Stone they felt blindsided by the announcement. They say they had their campaign email accounts disabled and then were notified they were fired without any warning or explanation.
“I still very much believe in Andrew’s message but the...
- 2/6/2020
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
With I Am Not a Serial Killer hitting select theaters and VOD today from IFC Midnight, I caught up with the film’s co-writer/director Billy O’Brien for our latest Q&A feature to discuss working with Christopher Lloyd, what made Max Records the right fit to play John Wayne Cleaver, filming in frigid Minnesota, and much more.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Billy. Were you a fan of Dan Wells’ John Wayne Cleaver books before directing and co-writing I Am Not a Serial Killer? What made you want to tell this story on the big screen?
Billy O’Brien: Well, I read the book the summer of 2009 and loved it. But it was a paperback, so I thought the rights would be gone, so I was delighted to find they weren’t sold. I wrote Dan a letter and was just honest...
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Billy. Were you a fan of Dan Wells’ John Wayne Cleaver books before directing and co-writing I Am Not a Serial Killer? What made you want to tell this story on the big screen?
Billy O’Brien: Well, I read the book the summer of 2009 and loved it. But it was a paperback, so I thought the rights would be gone, so I was delighted to find they weren’t sold. I wrote Dan a letter and was just honest...
- 8/26/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The platform has acquired North American and Latin American rights to Billy O’Brien’s thriller and recent SXSW premiere.
Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser and Karl Geary star in the tale of a small-town teen who must keep his homicidal urges at bay while tracking down a supernatural killer.
O’Brien and Christopher Hyde wrote the screenplay based on the novel by Dan Wells. The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility financed the film and Floodland Pictures and The Tea Shop & Film Company produced.
Nick Ryan, James Harris and Mark Lane produced and the executive producer roster features Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, James Atherton, Jan Pace, John McDonnell, Rory Gilmartin, Billy O’Brien, Avril Daly, Ruairi Robinson, Robbie Ryan, Bertrand Faivre, Ruth Kenley-Letts and Afolabi Kuti.
IFC Midnight negotiated the deal with Andrew Orr and Nada Cirjanic of Independent Film Company.
Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser and Karl Geary star in the tale of a small-town teen who must keep his homicidal urges at bay while tracking down a supernatural killer.
O’Brien and Christopher Hyde wrote the screenplay based on the novel by Dan Wells. The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility financed the film and Floodland Pictures and The Tea Shop & Film Company produced.
Nick Ryan, James Harris and Mark Lane produced and the executive producer roster features Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, James Atherton, Jan Pace, John McDonnell, Rory Gilmartin, Billy O’Brien, Avril Daly, Ruairi Robinson, Robbie Ryan, Bertrand Faivre, Ruth Kenley-Letts and Afolabi Kuti.
IFC Midnight negotiated the deal with Andrew Orr and Nada Cirjanic of Independent Film Company.
- 5/10/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
My day started with me balancing emails and waiting at the InterContinental for my first interview of the day: American Fable. I spoke to the director for a podcast I am also working for during SXSW, One of Us, and it went really well. It always feels good to be the first interviewer because you know you’ll be on time and you’ll probably also have the chance to run over time and ruin everyone’s schedule for the rest of the day.
As I mentioned yesterday, American Fable is incredible, so talking with Anne Hamilton about her movie was equally special. She had so much to say about her craft, and I cannot wait for people to hear it.
My next interview was for I Am Not a Serial Killer, but luckily for me that wasn’t until 1:00pm. That meant I had about an hour and a half to kill,...
As I mentioned yesterday, American Fable is incredible, so talking with Anne Hamilton about her movie was equally special. She had so much to say about her craft, and I cannot wait for people to hear it.
My next interview was for I Am Not a Serial Killer, but luckily for me that wasn’t until 1:00pm. That meant I had about an hour and a half to kill,...
- 3/15/2016
- by Jenny Nulf
- DailyDead
South by Southwest in Austin, Texas has begun and one of the films being screened is Teenage Cocktail. A poster and teaser for the film were revealed and are available after the jump. Also: an I Am Not a Serial Killer clip, a trailer for The Girl in the Photographs, and release details for Victor Warren’s Hot.
SXSW: Teenage Cocktail: “Feeling confined by their small town and overbearing parents, Annie and Jules hatch a scheme of running away. The only issue is, they need the money to get there. Jules suggests the couple try webcam modeling. Although she’s nervous at first, Annie can’t argue when the money starts rolling in. But as the girls soon find out, consequences can blindside you. Sometimes violently.
SXSW 2016 Screenings:
Saturday, March 12th, 2:15 Pm at Alamo Lamar D
Sunday, March 13th, 6:00 Pm at Alamo Slaughter (SXSW Satellite)
Tuesday, March 15th,...
SXSW: Teenage Cocktail: “Feeling confined by their small town and overbearing parents, Annie and Jules hatch a scheme of running away. The only issue is, they need the money to get there. Jules suggests the couple try webcam modeling. Although she’s nervous at first, Annie can’t argue when the money starts rolling in. But as the girls soon find out, consequences can blindside you. Sometimes violently.
SXSW 2016 Screenings:
Saturday, March 12th, 2:15 Pm at Alamo Lamar D
Sunday, March 13th, 6:00 Pm at Alamo Slaughter (SXSW Satellite)
Tuesday, March 15th,...
- 3/12/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Independent boards sales; Robbie Ryan to produce, DoP.
Shoot is underway in Minnesota, Us, on Irish writer-director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ supernatural-thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer.
Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) star in the feature, which charts the story of a teenage boy hunting for a supernatural serial killer in his snowbound mid-western town.
Production started on February 28, with Nick Ryan, Robbie Ryan and Billy O’Brien of Floodland Pictures (The Summit) producing alongside The Tea Shop and Film Company’s (Tower Block) James Harris and Mark Lane.
The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility provide finance while post-production will be handled by Egg in Ireland and London-based sales outfit Independent handles international sales.
Slow West and Philomena DoP Robbie Ryan will produce and handle cinematography, while [link=nm...
Shoot is underway in Minnesota, Us, on Irish writer-director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ supernatural-thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer.
Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) star in the feature, which charts the story of a teenage boy hunting for a supernatural serial killer in his snowbound mid-western town.
Production started on February 28, with Nick Ryan, Robbie Ryan and Billy O’Brien of Floodland Pictures (The Summit) producing alongside The Tea Shop and Film Company’s (Tower Block) James Harris and Mark Lane.
The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility provide finance while post-production will be handled by Egg in Ireland and London-based sales outfit Independent handles international sales.
Slow West and Philomena DoP Robbie Ryan will produce and handle cinematography, while [link=nm...
- 3/3/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
A bloody conflict whose tale has seldom been told, the 1916 Easter Rising not only permanently changed the city of Dublin but Ireland as a whole with the reverberations felt much farther than that. And now acclaimed filmmaker Nick Ryan - director of Sundance award winning doc The Summit - aims to bring The Rising to life and to do so he needs help to digitally restore Dublin to its 1916 state.We're looking for your support to help us bring back a lost city, as we try to recreate the Dublin of 1916 before, during, and after its destruction in the Rising of 1916, for our new film 6 Days of the Rising. You can be part of bringing this city & this story to...
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- 11/4/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Director Nick Ryan (The Summit) is launching a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for his latest film, Six Days of the Rising, about the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland.
The project will be discussed in front of 20,000 attendees at the Web Summit on Nov 4 in Dublin; Ryan [pictured] will discuss crowdfunding with Indiegogo founder Danae Ringelmann.
The campaign is raising funds for script and visual concept development. Incentives for donors include vintage stamps, personalised newspapers, and limited edition copies of storyboards.
The campaign launches on Indiegogo on Nov 1.
Miranda Fleming, Indiegogo UK Film & Creative, said, “I’m in awe of the creativity coming from our European filmmakers and Nick Ryan’s latest project, Six Days of the Rising is just another example of this. For Nick to select Indiegogo as his crowdfunding platform of choice and to kick off the campaign at Dublin Web Summit speaks volumes. As part of Indiegogo’s ongoing commitment to support talented filmmakers and the...
The project will be discussed in front of 20,000 attendees at the Web Summit on Nov 4 in Dublin; Ryan [pictured] will discuss crowdfunding with Indiegogo founder Danae Ringelmann.
The campaign is raising funds for script and visual concept development. Incentives for donors include vintage stamps, personalised newspapers, and limited edition copies of storyboards.
The campaign launches on Indiegogo on Nov 1.
Miranda Fleming, Indiegogo UK Film & Creative, said, “I’m in awe of the creativity coming from our European filmmakers and Nick Ryan’s latest project, Six Days of the Rising is just another example of this. For Nick to select Indiegogo as his crowdfunding platform of choice and to kick off the campaign at Dublin Web Summit speaks volumes. As part of Indiegogo’s ongoing commitment to support talented filmmakers and the...
- 10/29/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
One in four climbers who successfully summits K2, will die on descent. These overwhelming odds are the basis for director Nick Ryan’s The Summit – an incredible story of courage and heroism.
Commonly known as Savage Mountain, K2 is an extension of the northwestern Himalayan Mountain range, and is located in the remote region between Pakistan and China, though most mountaineers won’t risk climbing the more hazardous side of China. It has rightfully earned the title of the second most murderous mountain.
With any high risk sport comes the love of the challenge and in August 2008, 22 climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit. 48 hours later, eleven had been killed. When a climber falls or wanders off the trail, the unwritten code of the sport is to leave them for dead. Survival depends on self-preservation at all costs.
The Summit...
Commonly known as Savage Mountain, K2 is an extension of the northwestern Himalayan Mountain range, and is located in the remote region between Pakistan and China, though most mountaineers won’t risk climbing the more hazardous side of China. It has rightfully earned the title of the second most murderous mountain.
With any high risk sport comes the love of the challenge and in August 2008, 22 climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit. 48 hours later, eleven had been killed. When a climber falls or wanders off the trail, the unwritten code of the sport is to leave them for dead. Survival depends on self-preservation at all costs.
The Summit...
- 10/11/2013
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Plenty of documentaries share stories worth telling, and play just fine resting on the strengths of those stories, incorporating requisite elements like talking-head interviews, news headlines, and archival footage. Filmmaker Nick Ryan’s The Summit, which meticulously explores the 2008 K2 disaster that claimed 11 lives, has all of these elements. But what it also has is a stunning abundance of visceral reenactments, which placed Ryan and his crew on an actual mountainside, where the intimate (and tragic) moments that the climbers’ own cameras missed were recreated. A veteran director of short films like The German and A Lonely Sky, for which he also served […]...
- 10/4/2013
- by R. Kurt Osenlund
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Plenty of documentaries share stories worth telling, and play just fine resting on the strengths of those stories, incorporating requisite elements like talking-head interviews, news headlines, and archival footage. Filmmaker Nick Ryan’s The Summit, which meticulously explores the 2008 K2 disaster that claimed 11 lives, has all of these elements. But what it also has is a stunning abundance of visceral reenactments, which placed Ryan and his crew on an actual mountainside, where the intimate (and tragic) moments that the climbers’ own cameras missed were recreated. A veteran director of short films like The German and A Lonely Sky, for which he also served […]...
- 10/4/2013
- by R. Kurt Osenlund
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
When the premise of a film deals with the story of a group of people away from civilization in which one by one members of said group die on mysterious circumstances, a standard horror flick comes to mind. Nonetheless, such description of horrendous occurrences applies not to a fictional narrative with the purpose of sensational gruesomeness, but to a true story of man against nature in a hostile environment. Nick Ryan's documentary The Summit attempts to piece together the events at the K2 Mountain in August 2008, a series of tragedies that lead to 11 people being killed.But, at such great heights, with the brutal damage to the senses, the weather, fatigue, and fear, it's hard to decipher why did it all happen.
Told through a series of interviews and reenactments Ryan’s exploration focuses on a certain individual among the big group of climbers. Irishman Ger McDonell became the first man from his country to get to the summit; sadly the story doesn’t turn out great for the charming guy, as friends and family describe him. It is important to mention, since the film fails to make a clear point of it, that all these adventures go into the trip knowing that 1 in every 4 people that attempt to reach the peak die. It is essentially a very expensive suicide mission for which people pay to be exposed to great danger. Unfortunately, the film doesn’t delve into the nature of such decision, or the motivation that pushes anyone to embark into it considering the fatality rate.
Nevertheless, there is a perpetual sense of suspense throughout the film that makes of it a riveting watch. As the different climbers tell their version of the fateful events the stories become more complex, intertwined, and at times completely illogical. Given that the same moral parameters don’t apply at 8,000 feet above the ground, the only significant rule is to guard one’s own life disregarding those that stay in the way. The last part of the film turns into a whodunit spectacle in which the media played a big part, leaving the task of unveiling the truth to Ger’s loyal local pal Pemba Gyalje Sherpa.
Perhaps even more thought provoking is the humanity that is lost at the mountain, or even before attempting to conquer it. By hiring the locals to carry their equipment and guide them, foreign climbers are basically entitled to gamble with their lives, in an already irrational quest.
The amount of effort, resources, physical and emotional endurance these people are willing to risk for a fleeting, yet self-fulfilling, goal is mindboggling. Reaching the infamous summit is only the beginning of the odyssey, after a couple minutes of picture taking, smiles, and rest, the way down awaits the “brave” explorers, and that is the deadliest part.
Compelling for the most part, The Summit, irradiates menace and turns the mountain into a freighting force to be reckon with. It proves the fragility of men in the face of overpowering raw nature, and questions human’s insolence by defying it. Death lures in the background of this retelling of a tragedy, and though the heroic acts of some can’t be denied, the collective, but fragmented, recollection of what really happened is fictional. It is safe to say that what happens at the summit stays in the summit.
Told through a series of interviews and reenactments Ryan’s exploration focuses on a certain individual among the big group of climbers. Irishman Ger McDonell became the first man from his country to get to the summit; sadly the story doesn’t turn out great for the charming guy, as friends and family describe him. It is important to mention, since the film fails to make a clear point of it, that all these adventures go into the trip knowing that 1 in every 4 people that attempt to reach the peak die. It is essentially a very expensive suicide mission for which people pay to be exposed to great danger. Unfortunately, the film doesn’t delve into the nature of such decision, or the motivation that pushes anyone to embark into it considering the fatality rate.
Nevertheless, there is a perpetual sense of suspense throughout the film that makes of it a riveting watch. As the different climbers tell their version of the fateful events the stories become more complex, intertwined, and at times completely illogical. Given that the same moral parameters don’t apply at 8,000 feet above the ground, the only significant rule is to guard one’s own life disregarding those that stay in the way. The last part of the film turns into a whodunit spectacle in which the media played a big part, leaving the task of unveiling the truth to Ger’s loyal local pal Pemba Gyalje Sherpa.
Perhaps even more thought provoking is the humanity that is lost at the mountain, or even before attempting to conquer it. By hiring the locals to carry their equipment and guide them, foreign climbers are basically entitled to gamble with their lives, in an already irrational quest.
The amount of effort, resources, physical and emotional endurance these people are willing to risk for a fleeting, yet self-fulfilling, goal is mindboggling. Reaching the infamous summit is only the beginning of the odyssey, after a couple minutes of picture taking, smiles, and rest, the way down awaits the “brave” explorers, and that is the deadliest part.
Compelling for the most part, The Summit, irradiates menace and turns the mountain into a freighting force to be reckon with. It proves the fragility of men in the face of overpowering raw nature, and questions human’s insolence by defying it. Death lures in the background of this retelling of a tragedy, and though the heroic acts of some can’t be denied, the collective, but fragmented, recollection of what really happened is fictional. It is safe to say that what happens at the summit stays in the summit.
- 10/4/2013
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Documentary recreates deadly K2 climb with suspense and blockbuster visuals. Twenty-two climbers representing expeditions from across the world converge at their last stop before summiting the most dangerous mountain on Earth, K2. All looks well at the High Camp, or at least that’s what documentary director Nick Ryan has us belief at first in his eye-popping and suspenseful documentary The Summit. Climbing buffs remember that August 2008 day as the deadliest one in the history of modern mountaineering with 11 climbers perishing and three seriously injured over 48 hours during a sudden storm. There’s a lot of mystery and heavy debate over the climbers’ life-and-death decisions, adherence to the climbers’ code and the incredible attraction for people to attempt to summit the world’s most dangerous mountain...
- 10/4/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Summit
Directed by Nick Ryan
United Kingdom and Sweden, 2013
The new mountain-climbing documentary The Summit has a few talking-head interviews, but is mostly dominated by dramatic re-enactments, much like the superb 2003 climbing doc Touching the Void. That’s really the best way to tell a story that takes place on the side of a mountain: talking heads or still photographs cannot deliver the pain of frostbite or the oxygen-depriving atmosphere inside the “death zone” above 8,000 meters. But where Touching the Void was very much about the isolation and loneliness of enduring the elements atop a mountain, The Summit explores how too many people can wreck the delicate process of climbing, and how they can obscure the truth of disaster and survival.
In 2008, a group of 25 climbers belonging to several international teams attempted to summit K2. K2 is known as the “Savage Mountain” (among many other nicknames) because one out...
Directed by Nick Ryan
United Kingdom and Sweden, 2013
The new mountain-climbing documentary The Summit has a few talking-head interviews, but is mostly dominated by dramatic re-enactments, much like the superb 2003 climbing doc Touching the Void. That’s really the best way to tell a story that takes place on the side of a mountain: talking heads or still photographs cannot deliver the pain of frostbite or the oxygen-depriving atmosphere inside the “death zone” above 8,000 meters. But where Touching the Void was very much about the isolation and loneliness of enduring the elements atop a mountain, The Summit explores how too many people can wreck the delicate process of climbing, and how they can obscure the truth of disaster and survival.
In 2008, a group of 25 climbers belonging to several international teams attempted to summit K2. K2 is known as the “Savage Mountain” (among many other nicknames) because one out...
- 10/4/2013
- by Mark Young
- SoundOnSight
Smells Like Screen Spirit & Sundance Selects invite you to enter for passes to our special advance screening of The Summit Monday, October 14, 2013 at 7:00Pm in Austin, TX. TheSummit-poster Synopsis: In August, 2008, 18 mountain climbers reached the top of K2. 48 hours later, 11 people were dead. While memorials paid tribute to those killed, there were also condemnations about ‘the why.' Why do these athletes risk everything to reach a place humans are simply not meant to go? With breathtaking cinematography and jaw dropping reenactments based on the testimony of those who survived the climb, this thrilling film is about the very nature of adventure in the modern world. Director: Nick Ryan Starring: Christine Barnes, Johannes Moser, Pasang Lama, Chhiring Dorje Sherpa, Pemba Gyalje Sherpa, Lochlainn O'Mearain, Tshering Lama, Niall Foley, Stefan Grossniklaus, Christo Mitzkov, Garrett Philipps Studio: Sundance Selects Release Date: October 4, 2013 (Limited), November 1, 2013 (Wide) Screening Info: October 14, 2013 at 7:00Pm Austin,...
- 10/4/2013
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Documentaries aren't always the most obviously cinematic features, and aside from a few breakouts from the likes of Michael Moore or Werner Herzog, are unfairly given short shrift theatrically. There's still that small-screen association for most cinema-goers, lured away by the comfort of escapist fiction. So when things like the visceral Senna or Tt 3D: Closer to the Edge gain momentum, it's a minor triumph for the perennial box office underdog. I can understand lacking the drive to catch Into The Abyss on a bloody great cinema screen, but when an epic vista-laden doc like The Summit comes along, it's well worth catching on the largest screen you can find. Nick Ryan's documentary attempts to piece together the extraordinary events in August 2008 that saw...
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- 10/3/2013
- Screen Anarchy
The obvious must-see this weekend, as anyone knows who's been following the fall festival circuits and doesn't live under a rock, is Alfonso Cuaron's space survival epic "Gravity," starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. But other strong titles are hitting theaters, too. Jia Zhangke's graphically violent "A Touch of Sin," which wowed at Cannes, is sitting with healthy reviews. It follows four different dramatic threads across modern-day China, supposedly based on real-life horrific events. Nick Ryan's Sundance thriller doc "The Summit" uses actual footage, interviews and impressive reenactments to solve the mystery of K2's deadliest day, which left 11 climbers dead due to overcrowded slopes, ice avalanches and breakdowns in communication. As they did out of Park City, critics are praising the film. The little indie that could this weekend is Matt Johnson's brilliant, hilarious and terrifying "The Dirties," which won awards out of both Slamdance and the recently wrapped Fantastic.
- 10/3/2013
- by Anne Thompson and Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Nick Ryan's riveting climbing documentary "The Summit" (Sundance Selects, October 4) reveals the unfolding mystery of how eleven climbers perished on their way down from a successful 2008 ascent to the summit of K2, the victims of bad luck, poorly executed planning, and avalanches. In the tradition of Kevin Macdonald's "Touching the Void," the filmmaker combined 45% archive footage and 20% gripping reenactments using CG--along with interviews--to seamlessly blend a thrilling doc about the lure and elation of climbing K2, which straddles the Himalayas between Pakistan and China, and the terrible dangers even for the strongest experienced climbers. One in four doesn't survive the descent down the mountain. "It was too dangerous to go there," Ryan explained at a Sundance Film Festival Q & A. "It would put us in as much danger as the original climbers." He tried to blend the narrative between the archive footage and reenactments. It works. What happened in 2008 was.
- 10/3/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Coming down is the hard part, most mountain climbers will tell you, a maxim proved to tragic effect in August 2008, when 11 of 25 experienced adventurers from five different countries perished while descending from the top of K2, the mighty Himalayan peak. The 11 died, one by one, in a series of mishaps that defy climbing logic. In this enthralling if slightly uneven documentary, director Nick Ryan and screenwriter Mark Monroe (The Cove) use survivor testimony, footage shot by the climbers themselves, and seamlessly integrated reenactments to create a plausible scenario for what might have happened. The Summit is at its most powerful when the filmmakers simply tell the tale, which gradually develops the unsettling suspense of a horror movie, with K2 cast as the implacable...
- 10/2/2013
- Village Voice
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the Sundance Film Festival winner “The Summit”!
The film tells the story of the deadliest day (Aug. 1, 2008) on the world’s most dangerous mountain when 11 climbers mysteriously perished.
“The Summit,” which is rated “R” and opens on Oct. 11, 2013 in Chicago, stars Christine Barnes, Hoselito Bite, Marco Confortola, Niall Foley, Stefan Grossniklaus, Christo Mitzkov, Johannes Moser and Lochlainn O’Mearain from director Nick Ryan and writer Mark Monroe. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
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The film tells the story of the deadliest day (Aug. 1, 2008) on the world’s most dangerous mountain when 11 climbers mysteriously perished.
“The Summit,” which is rated “R” and opens on Oct. 11, 2013 in Chicago, stars Christine Barnes, Hoselito Bite, Marco Confortola, Niall Foley, Stefan Grossniklaus, Christo Mitzkov, Johannes Moser and Lochlainn O’Mearain from director Nick Ryan and writer Mark Monroe. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
To win your free “The Summit” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you...
- 9/29/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Summit Trailer 2. Nick Ryan‘s The Summit (2012) movie trailer 2 for the K2 documentary stars Christine Barnes, Hoselito Bite, Marco Confortola, Pat Falvey, and Niall Foley. The Summit‘s plot synopsis: “In August 2008, twenty-four climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of [...]
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- 9/7/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
At the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, the mountains of Park City paled in comparison to that of The Summit, a documentary chronicling the worst climbing disaster in the history of K2, the most dangerous mountain on the planet. At the heart of the film is a mystery about one man: Ger McDonnell. By all accounts, he was faced with the heart-breaking dilemma of risking his life to save three climbers tangled up in ropes in the death zone, above 8,000 metres, where the body is literally dying with each passing second. When a climber falls or wanders off the trail, the unwritten code of the mountain is to leave them for dead. Had McDonnell stuck to the climbers' code, he might still be alive to this day. Watch the trailer! Here's the new trailer for Nick Ryan's documentary The Summit, originally from Apple: A group of 24 climbers converged...
- 9/4/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Mark Monroe came to the 2013 Sundance Film Festival as the writer of three distinctly different documentaries--"Sound City," "Who is Dayani Cristal?" and "The Summit," which opens October 4 (trailer below). The writer of Oscar-winning "The Cove" and this year's Oscar-shortlisted "Chasing Ice" is proving to be a valuable asset. Not every documentary filmmaker is a writer-director like Alex Gibney, who brought "We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks" to Sundance 2013. Some filmmakers need help organizing complicate features, such as Nick Ryan of "The Summit," "The Cove"'s Louie Psihoyos or "Chasing Ice"'s Jeff Orlowski. That's where broadcast journalist Monroe comes in. He's also a filmmaker, but he's proving so adept at helping others realize their projects that he's got writing gigs lined up like airplanes at La Guardia. Check out the new trailer for "The Summit," after the jump. Anne Thompson: Give me, from your end, the calls from...
- 9/4/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The trailer for the mountain climbing disaster documentary The Summit is now online and viewable in the player below. In August, 2008, 18 mountain climbers reached the top of K2. 48 hours later, 11 people were dead. While memorials paid tribute to those killed, there were also condemnations about .the why.' Why do these athletes risk everything to reach a place humans are simply not meant to go? With breathtaking cinematography and jaw dropping reenactments based on the testimony of those who survived the climb, this thrilling film is about the very nature of adventure in the modern world. Nick Ryan directs the October 4 release.
- 9/4/2013
- Comingsoon.net
The first poster and new images are in for The Summit which is taglined with "The Deadliest Day on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain." Nick Ryan directs the film which includes Christine Barnes, Hoselito Bite, Marco Confortola, Pat Falvey, Nieall Foley and Stefan Grossniklaus. The Summit is a feature length documentary about the deadliest day in modern mountain climbing history. K2, commonly known as Savage Mountain, is an extension of the northwestern Himalayan Mountain range, and is located in the remote region between Pakistan and China, though most mountaineers won’t risk climbing the more hazardous side of China. With an unprecedented fatality...
- 9/4/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
'The Summit' Poster Premiere: The True Story of the Deadliest Mountain-Climbing Expedition on Record
When thinking about the perils of mountain climbing, most minds may automatically jump to Mount Everest. After all, it's the tallest mountain in the world, so surely it would be the dangerous. That's not the case, though. The second-tallest mountain in the world, K2, is widely considered to be the more perilous of the two. In August of 2008, 18 climbers reached the top of K2. Within 48 hours, 11 of them died. The documentary The Summit tells their story using actual footage from the climbers, interviews with the survivors, as well as some meticulous reenactments. Directed by Nick Ryan, The Summit premiered at Sundance earlier this year (where it won Best Editing), and not long after it was picked up by Sundance Selects for distribution. And now that it's...
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- 9/3/2013
- by Peter Hall
- Movies.com
Exclusive: Passion Pictures, executive producer of Searching for Sugar Man and The Imposter, board documentary centred on recorded conversations of the boxing champion.
A theatrical documentary based around phone conversations made and received by boxing icon Muhammad Ali is in the works.
I Am Ali is the feature debut of Clare Lewins, who has previously directed episodes of British television series Countrywise, Perspectives andWho Do You Think You Are?.
For production details visit
I Am Ali
The documentary, which will feature interviews, archive and audio archive, is currently being edited for delivery at the end of 2013. Ali is aware of the project.
Financed by Universal Pictures, the film is made by Lewins’ Fisheye Productions and Passion Pictures, which has made hit documentaries such as One Day In September and Restrepo and executive produced award-winners Searching for Sugar Man and The Imposter.
Speaking to ScreenDaily, executive producer John Battsek said: “It’s a film built around phone conversations...
A theatrical documentary based around phone conversations made and received by boxing icon Muhammad Ali is in the works.
I Am Ali is the feature debut of Clare Lewins, who has previously directed episodes of British television series Countrywise, Perspectives andWho Do You Think You Are?.
For production details visit
I Am Ali
The documentary, which will feature interviews, archive and audio archive, is currently being edited for delivery at the end of 2013. Ali is aware of the project.
Financed by Universal Pictures, the film is made by Lewins’ Fisheye Productions and Passion Pictures, which has made hit documentaries such as One Day In September and Restrepo and executive produced award-winners Searching for Sugar Man and The Imposter.
Speaking to ScreenDaily, executive producer John Battsek said: “It’s a film built around phone conversations...
- 6/14/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Passion Pictures, executive producer of Searching for Sugar Man and The Imposter, board documentary centred on recorded conversations of the boxing champion.
A theatrical documentary based around phone conversations made and received by boxing icon Muhammad Ali is in the works.
I Am Ali is the feature debut of Clare Lewins, who has previously directed episodes of British television series Countrywise, Perspectives andWho Do You Think You Are?.
For production details visit
I Am Ali
The documentary, which will feature interviews, archive and audio archive, is currently being edited for delivery at the end of 2013. Ali is aware of the project.
Financed by NBC Universal, the film is made by Lewins’ Fisheye Productions and Passion Pictures, which has made hit documentaries such as One Day In September and Restrepo and executive produced award-winners Searching for Sugar Man and The Imposter.
Speaking to ScreenDaily, executive producer John Battsek said: “It’s a film built around phone conversations...
A theatrical documentary based around phone conversations made and received by boxing icon Muhammad Ali is in the works.
I Am Ali is the feature debut of Clare Lewins, who has previously directed episodes of British television series Countrywise, Perspectives andWho Do You Think You Are?.
For production details visit
I Am Ali
The documentary, which will feature interviews, archive and audio archive, is currently being edited for delivery at the end of 2013. Ali is aware of the project.
Financed by NBC Universal, the film is made by Lewins’ Fisheye Productions and Passion Pictures, which has made hit documentaries such as One Day In September and Restrepo and executive produced award-winners Searching for Sugar Man and The Imposter.
Speaking to ScreenDaily, executive producer John Battsek said: “It’s a film built around phone conversations...
- 6/14/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Music and comedy standout themes in UK edition of Robert Redford's independent film festival, now in its second year
An appearance by the Eagles to mark a new documentary about the iconic 70s rockers, a live show from singer and performance artist Peaches to celebrate her new film, and a Jimmy Carr-hosted panel to discuss the standup comedy-themed drama Sleepwalk With Me are among the highlights of this year's Sundance London, which returns to the O2 arena next month.
In its second year, the UK edition of the festival, which culls the best selection of movies from Robert Redford's annual celebration of American independent film-making, once again has a musical flavour. Grammy award-winning composer David Arnold will present a panel titled The Art of the Score, detailing his work on Bond films such as Casino Royale, while documentary Muscle Shoals, about the world-famous Alabama studio, has a UK premiere.
An appearance by the Eagles to mark a new documentary about the iconic 70s rockers, a live show from singer and performance artist Peaches to celebrate her new film, and a Jimmy Carr-hosted panel to discuss the standup comedy-themed drama Sleepwalk With Me are among the highlights of this year's Sundance London, which returns to the O2 arena next month.
In its second year, the UK edition of the festival, which culls the best selection of movies from Robert Redford's annual celebration of American independent film-making, once again has a musical flavour. Grammy award-winning composer David Arnold will present a panel titled The Art of the Score, detailing his work on Bond films such as Casino Royale, while documentary Muscle Shoals, about the world-famous Alabama studio, has a UK premiere.
- 3/11/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to writer-director Sebastian Silva's Crystal Fairy, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, Juan Andres Silva, Jose Miguel Silva and Agustin Silva and was produced by Juan de Dios Larrain and Pablo Larrain. Crystal Fairy marks the fifth festival pickup for Sundance Selects/IFC Films. IFC Films nabbed Michael Winterbottom’s The Look of Love and David Lowery’s Ain't Them Bodies Saints. Sister label Sundance Selects acquired rights to two docs in competition at the festival: Nick Ryan’s The Summit and Richard Rowley’s Dirty Wars. The story centers on Jamie (Cera), a boorish, insensitive twentysomething American traveling in Chile who plans on taking
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- 2/4/2013
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Here is a complete listing of the films that were shown/covered by the Ioncinema.com team comprised of Nicholas Bell (Nb), Jordan M. Smith (Js) and Eric Lavallee (El). We’ll be populating this page up until March.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Afternoon Delight – Jill Soloway: Nb (★★ 1/2): Review
Ain’T Them Bodies Saints – David Lowery: El (★★★ 1/2), Nb (★★★ 1/2): Review // Interview
Austenland- Jerusha Hess: Nb (★): Review
C.O.G.- Kyle Patrick Alvarez: Js (★★ 1/2), Nb (★★ 1/2): Review
Concussion – Stacie Passon: El (★★★), Js (★★★ 1/2), Nb (★★★): Review // Interview
Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes – Francesca Gregorini: Js (★★★), Nb (★★★ 1/2): Review
Fruitvale – Ryan Coogler: El (★★★), Js (★★★★★), Nb (★★★★): Review // Interview // Video
In A World… – Lake Bell: El (★★★): Review
Kill Your Darlings – John Krokidas: El (★★★), Nb (★★★): Review
The Lifeguard – Liz W. Garcia: El (★★ 1/2): Review
May In The Summer...
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Afternoon Delight – Jill Soloway: Nb (★★ 1/2): Review
Ain’T Them Bodies Saints – David Lowery: El (★★★ 1/2), Nb (★★★ 1/2): Review // Interview
Austenland- Jerusha Hess: Nb (★): Review
C.O.G.- Kyle Patrick Alvarez: Js (★★ 1/2), Nb (★★ 1/2): Review
Concussion – Stacie Passon: El (★★★), Js (★★★ 1/2), Nb (★★★): Review // Interview
Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes – Francesca Gregorini: Js (★★★), Nb (★★★ 1/2): Review
Fruitvale – Ryan Coogler: El (★★★), Js (★★★★★), Nb (★★★★): Review // Interview // Video
In A World… – Lake Bell: El (★★★): Review
Kill Your Darlings – John Krokidas: El (★★★), Nb (★★★): Review
The Lifeguard – Liz W. Garcia: El (★★ 1/2): Review
May In The Summer...
- 1/29/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Korean film Jiseul directed by Muel O won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic category at the Sundance Film Festival 2013 that concluded yesterday.
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to A River Changes Course, a Cambodia-u.S.A. production directed by Kalyanee Mam.
Egypt – U.S.A. co-production The Square (Al Midan) won the Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary. The film is directed by Jehane Noujaim. Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic was presented to United Kingdom – Philippines co-production Metro Manila, directed by Sean Ellis.
Audience Award: Best of Next was conferred to U.S.A.’s This is Martin Bonner by Chad Hartigan.
Tinatin Gurchiani won the Directing Award in the World Cinema Documentary section for his Georgia- Germany co-production The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear while Sebastián Silva won the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category for Chilean film Crystal Fairy.
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World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to A River Changes Course, a Cambodia-u.S.A. production directed by Kalyanee Mam.
Egypt – U.S.A. co-production The Square (Al Midan) won the Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary. The film is directed by Jehane Noujaim. Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic was presented to United Kingdom – Philippines co-production Metro Manila, directed by Sean Ellis.
Audience Award: Best of Next was conferred to U.S.A.’s This is Martin Bonner by Chad Hartigan.
Tinatin Gurchiani won the Directing Award in the World Cinema Documentary section for his Georgia- Germany co-production The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear while Sebastián Silva won the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category for Chilean film Crystal Fairy.
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- 1/27/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The best stories of the week from Toh! Video: Exclusive Trailer Leak: The Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis" Sundance: Review Roundup: Tame "Lovelace" Goes Down Too Smooth Magnolia Picks Up David Gordon Green's "Prince Avalanche," Plus Review and Roundup Review: "Fruitvale" Is a Tearjerker Sundance Her Infinite Variety Panel: Women Writer-Directors Talk Turkey Review: Garcia Bernal Mystery Doc "Who Is Dayani Cristal?" Sundance Sex in Cinema: Gordon-Levitt's "Don Jon's Addiction," Winterbottom's "The Look of Love" Review: Nick Ryan's Riveting Doc "The Summit" Shows Death and Heroism on K2 Television: "Girls" Recap 2: The Girls "Get Ideas," But What Do They Want? Interviews: Immersed in Movies: Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski Talks "Lincoln" Immersed in Movies: Cinematographer...
- 1/26/2013
- by TOH!
- Thompson on Hollywood
Bidding has begun to heat up at Sundance after a sleepy first few days, as buzzed about movies like "Concussion," "Don Jon's Addiction" and "Fruitvale" near sale. Most of the early deals have been for documentaries. Sundance Selects took Nick Ryan's "The Summit," about mountain climbers on K2, and Richard Rowley's "Dirty Wars," which follows a journalist searching for dirt on America's covert wars. Showtime bought a two-part documentary about The Eagles and The Weinstein Company's multi-platform label RADiUS nabbed "Twenty Feet From Stardom," about some of rock's greatest back-up singers. Interest in...
- 1/20/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
The Summit: "The deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain."
Director: Nick Ryan
Screenwriter: Mark Monroe
Official Synopsis: In August 2008, twenty-four climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on earth. Forty-eight hours later, eleven had been killed or had vanished, making it the worst K2 climbing disaster in history.
In a century of assaults on K2, only about 300 people have ever seen the view from the planet’s second highest peak. More than a quarter of those who made it didn't live long enough to share the glory, or to tell the tale.
At the heart of The Summit lies a mystery about one extraordinary man, Ger McDonnell. By all accounts, he was faced with a heart-breaking dilemma— at the very limit of his mortal resources, he encountered a disastrous scene and a...
Director: Nick Ryan
Screenwriter: Mark Monroe
Official Synopsis: In August 2008, twenty-four climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on earth. Forty-eight hours later, eleven had been killed or had vanished, making it the worst K2 climbing disaster in history.
In a century of assaults on K2, only about 300 people have ever seen the view from the planet’s second highest peak. More than a quarter of those who made it didn't live long enough to share the glory, or to tell the tale.
At the heart of The Summit lies a mystery about one extraordinary man, Ger McDonnell. By all accounts, he was faced with a heart-breaking dilemma— at the very limit of his mortal resources, he encountered a disastrous scene and a...
- 1/19/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Nick Ryan’s documentary “The Summit,” which world premiered Friday at the Sundance Film Festival to a packed house and rousing applause. Our review is here. The film explores what happened when 24 climbers ascended to the top of K2, widely considered the most dangerous mountain on Earth, and only 13 returned. One out of four K2 climbers expires on the way down from the summit. Go-to writer Mark Monroe ("The Tillman Story," "The Cove," "Chasing Ice") also wrote Sundance titles "Sound City" and "Who is Dayani Cristal?" and Andrea Arnold's cinematographer Robbie Ryan ("Fish Tank" and "Wuthering Heights") delivers gorgeous digital photography. The film mixes CG reenactments of what happened --shot on a soundstage with actors as well as surviving climbers --with archive footage (and audio) and interviews. A sister division of IFC...
- 1/19/2013
- by Anne Thompson and Jay Fernandez
- Thompson on Hollywood
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Nick Ryan’s documentary “The Summit,” which had its world premiere Friday, Jan. 18, at the Sundance Film Festival. The film digs in to what happened when 24 climbers attempted to summit K2, widely considered the most dangerous mountain on Earth, and only 13 returned. A sister division of IFC Films, Sundance Selects picked up “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” and Oscar-nominated “How to Survive a Plague” at the 2012 festival. Submarine Entertainment’s Josh Braun repped the sale for the filmmakers.
- 1/19/2013
- by Jay A. Fernandez and Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: AMC‘s Sundance Selects is closing a deal for North American rights to The Summit, the Nick Ryan-directed film about 24 climbers who attempt to scale K2, the most dangerous mountain on the planet. By the time the climbing is done 48 hours later, 11 have been killed or vanished. AMC is the parent company of both Sundance Selects and IFC Films and IFC Midnight. The picture premiered last night at the Egyptian Theatre, and is part of the World Cinema Documentary Competition. The company has a history of big success with similar-minded documentaries including The Void, Buck, Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Pina. Submarine brokered the deal.
- 1/19/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Friday night, the first one loaded with the big acquisition titles that forced distributors to scatter their teams to cover all the screenings, gave buyers buyers a lot to think about this morning. I haven’t heard of much action so far (outside of Sundance Selects’ closing a deal for The Summit, the Nick Ryan-directed pic about the attempt by 24 climbers to scale K2, with half of them dying. Just walking up Main Street here makes that an understandable outcome). Everybody’s itching for these deals to start rolling, but sellers are not being hasty. It is hard to land big buck upfront deals, and so they are being extra cautious to extract commitments from potential distributors to make sure these films get a chance to play, with all the platforms available to turn a buck. I saw Don Jon’s Addiction, the writing/directing debut of rising star Joseph Gordon-Levitt,...
- 1/19/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
As the Sundance Film Festival approaches (January 17-27), trailers for a variety of titles are hitting the web. We'll be adding to this post as more trailers become available. Below, take a look at "Upstream Color," "Lasting," "Wrong Cops," docs "American Promise," "God Loves Uganda," "Google and the World Brain," "Narco Cultura," plus narrative features "Big Sur," "Newlyweeds," "I Used To Be Darker" and more. The 2013 fest lineup is here. "Wrong Cops" Dir. Quentin Dupieux - via Twitch "Upstream Color" Dir. Shane Carruth "The Summit" Dir. Nick Ryan "Lasting" Dir. Jacek Borcuch - via Indiewire "American Promise," via Documentary Channel "Big Sur," via ThePlaylist "The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear," via Documentary Channel ...
- 1/17/2013
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Check out this clip for Nick Ryan's documentary "The Summit," premiering at Sundance on January 18. The film chronicles "the deadliest day in modern mountain climbing history," a still-unresolved 2008 expedition in which 18 of 24 climbers reached the summit of K2. In 48 hours time, 11 of the climbers had either been killed or disappeared into thin air. The film is produced by John Battsek ("Searching for Sugarman," "The Imposter") and written by Mark Monroe ("The Cove"). This is director Ryan's first feature-length film. From the Sundance programming notes: Although K2 is only the second-highest peak in the world, it is renowned as the most dangerous and revered by mountaineers as their ultimate challenge. In August 2008, 18 of 24 climbers reached the summit of K2. Forty-eight hours later, 11 people were dead. What happened on that fateful day has never been resolved. Utilizing found footage, interviews with...
- 1/17/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
It's been almost 20 years since Nick Ryan, along with three friends, began Image Now Films to work on commercials and graphic design. In the intervening time, Ryan has maintained his connection to the film world, also taking part in animation and music video production. The Dublin filmmaker has drawn on those past experiences to present "The Summit," a feature-length doc about an especially perilous journey. What It's About: "It's about the deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain." Now What It's Really About: "It's a story of death and survival and a mystery that surrounds the final actions of one of the climbers, who broke the unwritten code of high altitude mountaineering by stopping to help others who were trapped and injured. Morality is skewed 180 degrees in the area known as the Deathzone, and I think the choices that are made at that altitude are really interesting and they show how.
- 1/17/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
IFC Films' sister label Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to the mountain climbing documentary The Summit. The deal closed late Friday night, according to sources. The film from director Nick Ryan centers on a calamitous expedition up K2, the second-highest peak in the world. The project explores what happened to a group of 24 climbers -- 11 of of whom were killed or vanished during a trek to the summit. The Summit premiered as part of Sundance's World Cinema Documentary Competition category at the Egyptian Theatre on Jan. 18. Submarine Entertainment represented the filmmakers. Email: Daniel.Miller@THR.com; Tatiana.
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- 1/7/2013
- by Daniel Miller, Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"The deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain."
I'm a sucker for documentary films, and The Summit looks insanely intense. It follows a group of people who make an attempt to climb K2. Unfortunately, some of them never made it. 24 people set out on the journey... 11 of them didn't make it back. If I ever try to get adventurous and do something like this, please talk me out of it. The last time I did something crazy I almost died -- in case you're curious, it was an insane mountain biking adventure in Moab Utah.
The movie is set to show at 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and this one is definitely going on my list of must watch films while I'm there. Here's the full synopsis:
In August 2008, twenty-four climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on earth.
I'm a sucker for documentary films, and The Summit looks insanely intense. It follows a group of people who make an attempt to climb K2. Unfortunately, some of them never made it. 24 people set out on the journey... 11 of them didn't make it back. If I ever try to get adventurous and do something like this, please talk me out of it. The last time I did something crazy I almost died -- in case you're curious, it was an insane mountain biking adventure in Moab Utah.
The movie is set to show at 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and this one is definitely going on my list of must watch films while I'm there. Here's the full synopsis:
In August 2008, twenty-four climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on earth.
- 11/30/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The Summit Trailer. Nick Ryan‘s The Summit (2012) movie trailer is for a K2 documentary that will premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The Summit‘s plot synopsis: “In August 2008, twenty-four climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain [...]
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- 11/30/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
From Vertical Limit to Touching the Void and a few inbetween, the history of mountain climbing films won’t lead to an extensive discussion, but at this year’s Sundance it looks like formidable entry has entered the arena. Announced in the line-up yesterday, we’ve already got the first trailer for Nick Ryan‘s intense-looking documentary The Summit. Telling the [...]...
- 11/29/2012
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Now that part of the line-up for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival has been announced (we'll be heading there in January!), some of the buzz for these films is already starting to build. In fact, we already have a trailer for one of the selections in the form of the documentary The Summit. Twenty-four climbers converged at the last stop before climbing the summit of the most dangerous mountain on Earth. Forty-eight hours later, 11 had been killed or simply vanished. However, if one of the climbers, Ger McDonnell, had stuck to the climbers' code, he might still be alive. This looks like a blend of real archive footage with some dramatization also thrown in, much like The Imposter last year. Watch the trailer below! Here's the first trailer for Nick Ryan's Sundance selected documentary The Summit via Twitch: On August 2008, twenty-four climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp...
- 11/29/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
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