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Social Cause Films presents MERU - Thursday, September 24 @ 6:30pm
"A GENUINELY MOVING TALE OF SUPER HUMAN PERSEVERANCE AND FRIENDSHIP." -THE PLAYLIST
6:30pm | MERU directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Post-Film | Q&A
8:30pm | Wine Hour hosted by TBA
General Admission, $20 per person | Reserved, $40 per person (40 seats available)
Limited seating. Advance ticket purchase required. Screenings sell-out.
Film Synopsis
In the high-stakes pursuit of big-wall climbing, the Shark's Fin on Mount Meru may be the ultimate prize. Sitting 21,000 feet above the sacred Ganges River in Northern India, the mountains perversely stacked obstacles make it both a nightmare and an irresistible calling for some of the world's toughest climbers. In October 2008, renowned alpinists Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk arrived in India to tackle Meru. Their planned seven-day trip quickly devolved into a 20-day odyssey in sub-zero temperatures with depleting food rations.
Within 100 meters of the elusive summit, their journey - like all previous attempts - fell short of the goal. Heartbroken and defeated, the trio returned to their everyday lives, where the siren song of Meru continued to beckon. By September 2011, Anker had convinced his team to reunite and undertake the Shark's Fin once more, under even more extraordinary circumstances. MERU is the story of that journey, an expedition through nature's harshest elements and one's complicated inner demons, and ultimately on to impossible new heights.
Featuring:
Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk, Jon Krakauer, and Jenni Lowe-Anker
THIS FILM IS DEDICATED TO OUR SUPER HUMAN FRIEND - TOM BARNETT.
A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE TOM BARNETT MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Social Cause Films
Social Cause Films is a documentary film series highlighting and benefiting social causes. The film series, co-directed by Kim Carroll & Josie Gay, is hosted at The Raven Film Center in Healdsburg. Fiscal sponsor - Russian River Chamber Music, a 501(c)(3).
Fiscal Sponsor: Russian River Chamber Music a 501(c)(3), tax ID: 68-0310859
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LocationThe Raven Film Center (View)
415 Center Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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