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Lhakpa Sherpa, the first Nepalese woman to summit Everest, leaves her life as a single mother in America to climb the mountain again. Lucy Walker's film captures her thrilling adventure and abusive marriage, challenging gender imbalances in mountaineering.
Book now:
15 June, 6:15pm, Showroom
16 June, 8:45pm, The Light
Both screenings will be followed by a Q&A with director Lucy Walker and protagonist Lhakpa Sherpa.
A biennial festival of new ideas. Bringing together the city's creative community and its academic minds through exhibitions, talks, screenings, performances and more. Stay tuned for dates and details for the next Festival of the Mind in autumn 2026.
An English student at a 1960s American high school has to prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers.
Co-created with Indigenous collaborators across Greenland and Sápmi, this film shares the struggle to preserve language, land and identity against the backdrop of colonialism. Blending breathtaking infrared cinematography and a hypnotic score.
Princess Saira, daughter to the flamboyant lesbian Queens of Planet Clitopolis, has 24 hours to save her bounty hunter ex Kiki. She finds herself on an "inter-gay-lactic" journey in this proudly queer coming-of-age story with a wild sense of humour.
