USA, Pakistan, Brazil

Long Documentary, Color, 2015, 54 min

Director: Iara Lee

Photographer: Jawad Sharif

Producer: Iara Lee

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Synopsis:

Located on the border between Pakistan and China, K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth. Its peak regularly exposed climbers and porters to life-threatening weather conditions. This documentary chronicles the lives of Pakistani porters in their striving to perfect their craft.

Iara Lee

A Brazilian of Korean descent, she an activist, filmmaker, and director of the Cultures of Resistance Network. As a filmmaker, Lee has released several long documentaries and dozens of short films over the past decade. Among her previous films THE KALASHA AND THE CRESCENT, which chronicled minorities in northern Pakistan and THE SUFFERING GRASSES about the Syrian conflicts.