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Her Mountain, Her Climate: Stories of Women Farming at the Roof of the World

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At the roof of the world, women hold generations of wisdom shaped by the mountains they call home. Her Mountain, Her Climate follows four women through the rhythms of planting and harvest, of family and the land, as a changing climate transforms life in the high Himalayas of Nepal. As rainfall shifts, crops decline, and medicinal plants vanish from the mountainsides, these women meet each change with knowledge, adaptability, and an unbreakable connection to the earth beneath their feet. Through their stories, the film celebrates the women who have always been the guardians of these mountains, and whose leadership the world urgently needs.

Project Team

Rooted in the communities, landscapes, and relationships at the heart of this work, this team brings together lived experience and visual storytelling to ensure these stories are told with depth and care. 

Ashira Weinreich

Ashira is a community-engaged researcher, documentary producer, director, and cinematographer.

Lhakpa Choeden Lama

Lhakpa Choeden Lama is a filmmaker from Nar, Manang whose documentary Home Is Not a Place won Best National Documentary at NIFF. Her work centers Himalayan narratives through film and photography.

Pema Choeden Lama

Pema is a mountain guide and researcher who has been an integral part of this project, contributing to both interviews and film production.

Phunjo Jhangmu Lama

Phunjo is the world record-holding fastest woman to summit Everest, ascending in 14 hours and 31 minutes in 2024. She is an advocate for moutain communities and brings unique knowledge of the region to this project. A documentary is currently being filmed about her summiting Everest.

Tashi Lhazom

Tashi Lhazom is a climate justice activist and award-winning filmmaker from Limi Valley, whose documentary No Monastery, No Village won Best Short Documentary at the Nepal-America International Film Festival and was a finalist at Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Pema Norbu Tsumpa

Pema is a research associate and social entrepreneur, published in the Nepali Times on climate resilience and traditional ecological knowledge.

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