Himalaya: The Making of the Film by Eric Valli

About this book

Award-winning photographer/filmmaker Eric Valli braved the forbidding Dolpo region of Nepal to create Himalaya the first Nepalese film to be nomiated for an Academy Award. Opening in the United States May 2001 Himalaya brings to life the strugggle between an old charismatic chief and a headstrong young caravanner as they attempt to make the annual salt-delivery trek across the Himalyayas. In this stunning new book National Geographic contirbutor Debra Kellner tells the complete story of the making of this unique adventure film which provides an indeliible impression of Tibetan culture and its rich rapidly disappearing traditions.