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‘Tenzing’ Review: A Mount Everest Legend Gets His Due In A Moving But Predictable Biopic [Telluride]

A guitar player may thrive with rock music, but stumble in the country realm. For a documentary filmmaker, one of the most difficult creative transitions is transitioning into fictional waters.

‘Tenzing’ Review: A Mount Everest Legend Gets His Due In A Moving But Predictable Biopic [Telluride]

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A guitar player may thrive with rock music, but stumble in the country realm.

For a documentary filmmaker, one of the most difficult creative transitions is transitioning into fictional waters.

Even the most visionary documentarians can find themselves at odds with such narratives, and for every director who succeeds, there are often 10 more whose aspirations come up short.

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A guitar player may thrive with rock music, but stumble in the country realm. For a documentary filmmaker, one of the most difficult creative transitions is transitioning into fictional waters. Even the most visionary documentarians can find themselves at odds with such narratives, and for every director who succeeds, there are often 10 more whose aspirations come up short.

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  • Jennifer Peedom has spent almost two decades chronicling the exploits of man versus the elements in non-fiction films.

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