Thursday, November 16, 2023

ASHIMA (2023) DOC NYC 2023


Portrait of teenage climber  Ashima Shiraishi as she prepares to make a climb in South Africa that no one her age has ever completed.

Good, but kind of by the numbers portrait of a young woman being trained by her father to do a near impossible climb. While Ashima holds our attention, as she should the film falls into a typical pattern  for similar films. While this doesn’t hurt the film, it simply becomes noticeable since Ashima herself is such a compelling person we kind of want a form that is as exciting as the young lady herself.

Definitely worth a look, especially if you a fan of climbing films (this has some great visuals so see it big)

Recommended.

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