Canberra filmmaker tells Tenzing Norgay's overlooked Everest story
Jen Peedom's film brings back Tenzing Norgay's role in the 1953 Everest summit. His story had been overshadowed by Edmund Hillary's fame.
Jen Peedom is a Canberra-based filmmaker who made this film. The film gives Tenzing Norgay proper credit in mountaineering history.
Tenzing and Edmund Hillary climbed Everest together in 1953. Hillary's image and story took over the record.
The film stars Tom Hiddleston as Hillary and Genden Phuntsok as Tenzing. Filming took place in Nepal and New Zealand.
Peedom is known for documentaries about nature and mountains, like the award-winning film Sherpa. The film shows how both men faced the same descent dangers.
It explores which climber reached the summit first.
- 1953
- Summit year
- Jen Peedom
- Filmmaker
- 30 years before 1953
- Mallory's disappearance
Why it mattersTenzing Norgay, a Sherpa, was left out of history. People favored Hillary's Western fame over his story. This film restores his story to equal standing.
AustraliaCanberra filmmaker Peedom's work is gaining international recognition, representing Australian creative talent on the global stage.
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