Eliza Kubarska

A filmmaker, an alpinist, and a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts and Wajda Film School in Warsaw, Poland. Her films have been awarded at many international documentary festivals, including Hot Dosc (Canada), Locarno FF, and Los Angeles FF. Her latest documentary The Wall of Shadows, a story of Sherpas and an expedition to Jannu has won thirty international awards, including the Grand Prix at Cervino Cinemountain, Cinematography Award at Salem FF, Zürcher Filmpreis for Best Directing, and Grand Prix at Festival gorniškega filma. She is currently working on a full-length documentary about Wanda Rutkiewicz, one of the best female mountaineers in the world. Eliza has climbed on several expeditions all over the world, including Greenland, Morocco, Pakistan, and Mali.