Torn

Documentary 92 min
Saturday, April 9
4:00pm
Thursday, April 14
7:00pm
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On Oct. 5, 1999, legendary climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost alongside cameraman and fellow climber David Bridges in a deadly avalanche on the slopes of the Tibetan mountain, Shishapangma. Miraculously surviving the avalanche was Alex’s best friend and climbing partner, renowned mountaineer Conrad Anker. After the tragedy, Anker and Alex’s widow, Jennifer, fell in love and married, and Anker stepped in to help raise Alex’s three sons. Torn will deliver a profoundly intimate look at the Lowe-Anker family 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 family’s complex relationships in the wake of his father’s death.

Torn… by its quiet ending, has demonstrated how unexpected bonds can form around those in grief.”
“Satisfyingly emotional without ever feeling sensationalized…” — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
directed by
Max Lowe
with
Conrad Anker, Alex Lowe, Isaac Lowe