Asian American Showcase: ASHIMA

Showings

THEATER 1 Sun, May 19 4:00 PM
THEATER 1 Mon, May 20 8:30 PM
Film Info
Runtime:84
Release Year:2023
Production Country:USA
Original Language:English
Japanese
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Kenji Tsukamoto
Cast:Ashima Shiraishi
Alex Honnold
Chris Sharma

Description

One of the world’s youngest elite rock climbers, Ashima Shiraishi, spent her formative years breaking numerous age-based climbing milestones, coached by her father Poppo. This compelling documentary follows Ashima to South Africa as she tries, at age 13, to become the youngest person in the world to climb a V14 graded boulder. As she approaches her ascent, she and her father traverse the complexities of their relationship and her immigrant parents ideals of the American dream. IN DIALOGUE: director Kenji Tsukamoto Sunday, May 19. ?