Love Letters from Everest

Love Letters from Everest is a Canadian short animated documentary film, directed by Celeste Koon and released in 2019.^[1] The film centres on the love letters written between Koon's grandparents, Fritz Müller and Barbara Battle, during Müller's 1956 research expedition to Mount Everest.^[2] The roles of her grandparents are voiced by Jakob Josten and Laura Meadows.

Love Letters from Everest
Directed by	Celeste Koon
Written by	Celeste Koon
Produced by	Shasha Nakhai
Narrated by	Celeste Koon
Edited by	Rich Williamson
Music by	Rob Teehan
Animation by	Andrew Whyte
Distributed by	CBC Gem
Release date	October 2019 (2019-10) (Doc NYC)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film premiered at the Doc NYC festival in October 2019,^[3] and had its Canadian premiere in February 2020 on CBC Gem.

The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction and Best Direction in a Web Program or Series (Koon).^[4]

References

1. Sonia Shechet Epstein and Emma Boehme, "Love Letters From Everest". Sloan Science & Art, February 14, 2020.
2. Celeste Koon, "Love Letters From Everest: My grandparents’ epic love story". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
3. Bill Pearis, "DOC NYC fest 2019 lineup: Lydia Lunch, The Band, ‘The Apollo,’ & more". Brooklyn Vegan, October 16, 2019.
4. Brent Furdyk, . ET Canada, March 30, 2021.

External links

• Love Letters from Everest at IMDb