Tenzing – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

TENZING – Review by T.J. Callahan

September 29, 2026October 5, 2026 T. J. Callahan Apple TV+, Edmund Hillary, Genden Phuntsok, jennifer peedom, John Hunt, mt everest, Tenzing, tenzing norgay, Tom Hiddleston, willem dafoe

Tenzing should be added to the celluloid list of films chronicling the freezing, ferocious feat. The biographical drama recounts the 1953 British expedition headed by Colonel John Hunt (Willem Dafoe) where New Zealander Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston) and Norgay (Genden Phuntsok) were eventually chosen to ascend what the natives called Chomolungma. But Tenzing is mostly from the Sherpa’s viewpoint. It’s Norgay’s origin story. The outcast climber from the wrong clan who fulfilled his goal of reaching the top of the mountain goddess that he thought was only in his dreams. Tenzing is so immersive you can feel the cold.

Festivals

Telluride Film Festival 2026 Overview (Part One) – Diane Carson reports

September 11, 2026September 17, 2026 Diane Carson Elsinore, jennifer peedom, Pegah Ahangarani, rebecca hall, Rehearsals for a Revolution, Rose, Sandra Hüller, Telluride Film Festival 2026, Tender Loving Care, Tenzing, The Debut, The Man I Love

Familiar issues of cultural and national politics with the accompanying struggle for personal freedom and identity dominated the outstanding films showcased at the 53rd Telluride Film Festival, always held Labor Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. Nonfiction and fiction, American and international, historical and contemporary—all the selections offered strong presentations of themes and concerns relevant to the current ideological environment.