Magnificent BTS Featurette for ‘Tenzing’ On Making a Mountain Movie

“For a long time we wanted to make a film about my father… And Jen is somebody that we trust.” Apple TV has revealed an extensive 10-minute behind-the-scenes featurette for the movie Tenzing, one of my favorites of this year so far. This riveting true story mountain climbing movie is now available to watch on Apple TV. An astonishing, exceptionally realistic adventure about the first summit of Mount Everest. On May 29th, 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Tibetan Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the top of the world’s tallest mountain. Tenzing is the untold and inspiring tale of one of the most important mountain climbers in history who became the first on top of Chomolungma. Made by mountain filmmaker Jennifer Peedom (of docs Solo, Sherpa, Mountain, River) as her first narrative feature after many other docs. Tenzing is a story of greatness that refuses to be diminished — and the love that makes it all possible. Starring Genden Phuntsok as Tenzing Norgay, Tom Hiddleston as Edmund Hillary, Willem Dafoe as John Hunt the British expedition team leader, Caitríona Balfe as Jill Henderson, and Thinley Lhamo as Dawa Norgay, Tenzing’s first wife. I am still in awe by how they shot this! “Almost every scene in the movie is in the elements, in real environments.” Tenzing was filmed on location in Nepal 🇳🇵 and in New Zealand on mountains to bring complete realism to the big screen. Take a closer look at how they pulled it all off below. // Continue Reading ›