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National Geographic Documentary Films has partnered with Lightbox, the studio co-founded by Emmy-winning producers Simon and Jonathan Chinn, for the new feature documentary Torn<\/em> (working title).<\/p>\n

Chris Murphy is also producing, and the director is photographer and National Geographic Explorer Max Lowe. The film will turn the lens on Lowe\u2019s family as the body of his father, legendary climber Alex Lowe, is uncovered 17 years after his death in an avalanche on the Himalayan peak of Mount Shishapangma.<\/p>\n

On October 5, 1999, Alex was tragically lost alongside cameraman and fellow climber David Bridges in a deadly avalanche on the slopes of the Tibetan mountain. Miraculously surviving the avalanche was Alex\u2019s best friend and climbing partner, renowned mountaineer Conrad Anker. After the tragedy, Anker and Alex\u2019s widow, Jennifer, fell in love and married, and Anker stepped in to help raise Alex\u2019s three sons.<\/p>\n

Torn<\/em> (w\/t) will deliver an intimate look at the Lowe-Anker family as Alex\u2019s eldest son Max captures their emotionally and physically harrowing journey to 26,289-foot-tall Shishapangma, where they will finally put Alex to rest. Using never-before-released archival footage of the ill-fated 1999 expedition, early footage of Alex and Anker as young climbers, personal home videos and strikingly candid interviews with the Lowe-Ankers, the film will follow Max in his quest to understand his iconic late father as he explores his relationships between his brothers, mother and adoptive father Conrad in the wake of his father\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis film goes beyond my passion as a filmmaker and chronicles my family\u2019s intensely personal journey toward understanding my father as a man, not a myth,\u201d said Max Lowe. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to work with National Geographic to tell my father\u2019s story through the unflinchingly honest perspectives of the people closest to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLike National Geographic, exploration and storytelling are part of Max\u2019s DNA,\u201d said Carolyn Bernstein, executive VP of global scripted content and documentary films for National Geographic. \u201cWe are confident his family\u2019s inspiring and emotionally complex story will move audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSharing his story of love and loss through the medium of film takes vulnerability and courage,\u201d said Murphy. \u201cMax exploring his father\u2019s past and reconciling with his family story could be the most challenging summit of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis film documents a painful and emotional journey for the Lowe-Anker family, and we are honored that they have entrusted us to help them bring it to the screen,\u201d added Simon and Jonathan Chinn. \u201cTheir willingness to share their story with the world for the first time is sure to strike a chord with audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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