Overview
- The documentary Everest: The Other Side premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, and National Geographic Documentary Films has scheduled a worldwide theatrical and IMAX release for Oct. 30, 2026.
- The film follows climber Jim Morrison as he confronts the 2022 death of his partner Hilaree Nelson, and it includes footage of Nelson’s fatal avalanche on Mount Manaslu captured during production.
- Directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi use helmet cameras, drones, and climber‑cinematographers to shoot at extreme altitude, with some footage recorded at roughly 9,000 metres.
- Reviewers at Venice praised the film’s vertiginous imagery while also flagging ethical questions about showing near‑death events on camera and the dynamics of hiring Nepali Sherpa teams on Western expeditions.
- The project builds on the directors’ Free Solo reputation and raises broader questions about the human costs of extreme alpinism that are likely to shape public debate when the film reaches theaters in October.