Mountain Man captures the life of a glaciologist in Bhutan who, accompanied by his team, is the only person permitted to climb high into the country’s sacred mountains. Sending video dispatches to his daughter, who fears his presence might provoke the spirit of the mighty ‘Snow Lion’ said to inhabit these lands, he performs scientific and spiritual rituals to assess climate threats and assure safe passage. With his rare access to these sublime scenes, the Bhutanese director Arun Bhattarai creates a film that, like the mountains it captures, possesses a hushed power and beauty.

– Adam D'Arpino, Head of Video