AZERBAIJAN, 2025 48min
Company: Mammadova Arzu Urshan
Section: DOCUMENTARY – INDIVIDUAL SPORT
Discipline: Mountainering / Alpinismo
Director: Arzu Urshan
Editing: Elena Luzanova
Producer: Mammadova Arzu Urshan
Synopsis:
The story of Elmira Aslanova, a girl from the remote mountain village of Seyudlu in Azerbaijan. Brought up in strict Muslim traditions, Elmira would later do something that would become a shining example for many Azerbaijani women, inspiring them to pursue incredible goals. Her love for the mountains led her to Nepal and to Tibet, as well as to the peaks of the Agrydag mountains in Turkey, Kazbek in Georgia, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Ojos del Salado in Chile, and Akongaua in Argentina. Finally, in 2023, this fragile girl stood atop Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 8848 meters. Elmira became the only Azerbaijani female climber to reach the summit of Everest.