Traditionally, we warm up before the festival on October 28, at 8 p.m. at the Odeon cinema with a special screening of one of the most popular and touching films in our programs - "Edmund Hillary: Ocean to Sky," Australia, 106 min., by one of the most awarded directors in recent years, Michael Dillon.The film tells the story of Sir Edmund Hillary's last incredible adventure. Shortly after the tragic death of his wife and youngest daughter, Sir Edmund Hillary, deeply devastated, embarks on a healing expedition—an epic adventure by boat and on foot along the Ganges River to its source in the Himalayas. The journey brings him back to life, but altitude sickness threatens his survival. His son and friends desperately try to save him...
The film won the Grand Prize at the 2021 Bansko International Film Festival.
Director Michael Dillon has been making adventure films for 50 years. For half of that time, he was Sir Edmund Hillary's personal cinematographer, shooting numerous films, including From the Ocean to Sky and the National Geographic special Return to Everest.
He also filmed the first ever complete ascent of Everest, starting from sea level - Everest: Sea to Summit.
Michael Dillon's latest film, The White Whale, won the Grand Prize at the 2024 Bansko Film Fest.
banskofilmfest.com, Tickets: 15 BGN at the Odeon cinema box office
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Tickets for the screening are only available at the Odeon cinema box office.
We recommend arriving early to purchase tickets on site.
