Trembling Mountain | A film by Kesang Tseten

On April 25, 2015, the Himalayan country of Nepal experienced the first of several massive earthquakes. This 7.8 event left nearly 9,000 people dead and more than 750,000 homes damaged or destroyed. One of the most affected areas was the Langtang Valley, in Rasuwa District. Here, an avalanche struck the community with half the force of an atomic bomb, killing more than 400 people and devastating the centuries-old village of pastoralists and farmers, which is also frequented by foreign trekkers. Kesang Tseten’s intimate film, Trembling Mountain, tells the story of disaster and survival, resilience and rebuilding in Langtang.

Sponsored by the Leslie Center for the Humanities, the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Film and Media Studies and the Asian Societies, Cultures and Languages Program.