Tenzing (2026)
Director: Jennifer Peedom Run Time: 126 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2026
Starring: Caitriona Balfe, Genden Phuntsok, Thinley Lhamo, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe
Country: United Kingdom, Australia, United States
Language: English
About the film:
A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Based on true events, Tenzing chronicles the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay, a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, became the first to summit Mount Everest. The film had its world premiere at the 53rd Telluride Film Festival before screening at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.
About the filmmaker:
Jennifer Peedom is an Australian writer, director, and producer known for gripping, intimate portraits of people in extreme circumstances. Filmed during the 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche, her film Sherpa (2015) premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for best documentary in 2016. She continued crafting feature documentaries that explore the natural world, including Mountain (2017), a cinematic collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and River (2023), co-directed with Joseph Nizeti. In 2026, Peedom received the International Alliance for Mountain Film’s Grand Prize in recognition of her contribution to mountain cinema. Her first narrative feature, Tenzing (2026), tells the story of Tenzing Norgay and the historic first ascent of Everest.
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