Best Documentary
We are delighted to announce that The Mountain Within has won the very prestigious award for Best Documentary in the Mountain Film Festival in the United States. The award will be presented to the film crew at a Gala dinner on the 26th February 2010.
This recognition is a tribute to everyone involved in the film [...]
Just in case you missed it
Climb to ‘the roof’ of Africa
A British team of non-disabled and disabled climbers has become what is believed to be the first multi-ability group to reach the summit of Africa’s highest peak: Mount Kilimanjaro.
Altitude sickness and exhaustion prevented only a few of them from reaching the summit, which is 19340ft (5895m) above sea level.
The trek [...]
Press release – Norton Rose screening – 3 November 2009
The Mountain Within – every mountain is a level playing field
Inspiring film has London premiere
The Mountain Within, a powerful drama documentary film in which seven climbers with disabilities and their buddies face the challenge of climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, will have its London premiere on Monday 9th November.
Distributed by BRAG Productions, the 85 minute film follows [...]
The Mountain Within is coming to Nottingham
Tickets are now available for the Nottingham screening at the Broadway Cinema in Nottingham on December 19th at 1:45pm. Below is a link to the Facebook page with more information on the screening. Please join the page and help us get a full house.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=217823751336&ref=nf
Broadway Cinema, Nottingham
December 19th – 1:45pm
Book your tickets here: https://broadwaysales.clients.newmanonline.org.uk/book/add?what=6s94fo
For more information: [...]
Our director wins an award
The director of The Mountain Within – Kyle Portbury – has been awarded the ‘Most Enterprising Project of 2009′ award by ECCA (Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts). We would like to congratulate Kyle on his achievement.
You can see the awards page here
http://www.ecca-london.org/events/entweek/enterpriseweek2009/creativeenterpriseawards/
Q&A with Michael Price – the composer of The Mountain Within
First of all, could you tell us a bit about yourself – where are you from and what was your role in TMW?
I’m Michael Price, and was the composer of the score for The Mountain Within. I’ve been involved in film music for more years than I care to remember now, as a composer, arranger, [...]
The Mountain Within achieves festival recognition
We are delighted to report that The Mountain Within has been accepted for the Rossland Mountain Film Festival Showcase in Canada and will be screened on Saturday 21 November.
This is the second festival acceptance for the film after it was shown at the Avoca Beach Film Festival in Australia just last weekend. There is more [...]
Article from the Terrace Standard
Help for Special Olympics
THE LOCAL Special Olympics program received a $850.75 boost from a two-night showing of “The Mountain Within”. It documents seven disabled individuals’ trek up Mount Kilimanjaro in summer 2008.
More than 155 people came out to the two showings of the film Sept. 4 and all the proceeds were donated to the [...]
Q&A with Kyle Portbury – the director of The Mountain Within
Photo courtesy of Kate Coggins
Welcome to a new feature we will be running on the site. It took a huge amount of hard work and determination to make The Mountain Within (TMW for short) so we decided to interview some of the crew members to give you an insight into the different types of obstacles [...]
A successful screening in Terrace BC
The screenings in Terrace on 4th September turned out to be a great success. Both screenings were close to sold out and the audience reaction to the film was again fantastic. Cynthia Northridge said “I thought it was a really powerful film, heartwarming and absolutely amazing”. The city of Terrace really embraced the event and [...]
Terrace screening information
We will be showing the film at the Best Western Terrace Inn on Friday 4 September 2009. There will be two screenings, one at 6pm and the second at 8:30pm. All tickets are $5 and proceeds will go to the Terrace branch of Special Olympics.
Map <http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=best+western+terrace+bc&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=30.241767,61.523438&ie=UTF8&ll=54.516573,-128.58495&spn=0.006315,0.01502&z=16>
Tickets can be purchased in advance at Mr. Mikes or [...]
The Mountain Within comes to Terrace BC Canada
The Mountain Within will be showing for the first time in North America this Friday in Terrace BC, Canada. All proceeds will be going to Special Olympics Terrace.
10 long days
The story so far: The Mountain Within was finally completed less than two weeks before its premiere. At that time we didn’t even know that there would be a premiere but pressed on regardless, knowing that the Special Olympics GB National Games were too good an opportunity to miss to promote the film and its [...]
The premiere
Last night’s premiere was a great success.
The film was extremely well received and judging by feedback the public are embracing the film and its message as passionately as we are. One of the stars of the film, James Smith, was in attendance and received an amazing reception from the audience. The press were also delighted [...]
BBC Radio Leicester
Gregory Rinaldi of BRAG Productions, the distributor of the film, arrived in Leicester on Friday to promote The Mountain Within, kicking off with an interview on BBC Radio Leicester. You can listen to the interview here (shortly after 1h 30m – this can only be accessed by those in the UK).
This followed a piece in [...]
The film
What happens when a multi-ability team of climbers decides to take on one of the world’s most feared and revered mountains, Kilimanjaro?
Strong friendships evolve quickly, the bonds deepening with every step. Seemingly insurmountable obstacles defeat some but leave others yet more determined to continue. Powerful emotions are unleashed as tensions run [...]
National release
The Mountain Within will soon be coming to a cinema near you.
After the launch of its national cinematic release in Leicester in July 2009, The Mountain Within will be screened in cinemas across the UK during autumn and winter 2009.
The Leicester screenings have been made possible by the enormous support and enthusiasm of both Special [...]
