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Between the Mountain and the Sky

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In 2005 after graduating high school, Maggie Doyne embarked on a gap year, where she met Tope, a now grown Nepalese orphan, caring for orphaned children. United in purpose, Maggie and Tope pooled resources to establish a children's home, women's empowerment program, and school in Nepal. Years later, their relentless efforts led to being honored as the 2015 CNN HERO OF THE YEAR. But days after the award ceremony, Maggie, by then guardian to over fifty Nepalese children, faced the unthinkable when her youngest child was suddenly taken from her, plunging the family into disbelief and despair. After a chance encounter amidst her grief, Maggie allows a filmmaker into her life to document herself, her family, and soon enough, their falling in love. "Between the Mountain and the Sky" explores resilience, love's impact in loss, and a family's enduring strength to find hope in the darkest times.

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Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru May 14
An inspirational and often moving documentary about a great role model. Go to Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest 05/30/2024
“Between the Mountain and the Sky” is unusually refreshing when it doesn’t linger on the selfless work that Doyne has done, but provocatively asks at what point she needs to protect herself from giving too much to be useful. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Laura A @Laura1979 Jan 6 The most beautiful documentary I’ve ever seen Inspiring, full of love I cried and smiled Wonderful! See more Emily P @PeterPanda Jan 6 I laughed, I cried, I loved it. A beautiful story that inspires you to reflect on how you could be giving back to those less fortunate. Incredibly unique story told over 20 years with so many gorgeous smiling faces and heartwarming moments. Thank you for sharing this with the world ❤️ See more Peter K @Peterkatzmusic Jan 5 Life changing. My partner and I just watched this and we were so moved, inspired, and changed by this story. If you want to know what matters most in life, what being connected to meaning and purpose looks like in action, then watch this movie. It is a masterpiece that illuminates what’s possible for humanity when we bring forward the best of who we are. See more Julie B @JBphoto Jan 3 If your faith in humanity is wavering, this film will restore it. Inspirational, beautiful and heartwarming! See more Natalie Jo B @Cinematographymama Jan 2 Between the Mountain and the Sky is a quiet, powerful watch especially through the eyes of a mother. It gently captures the invisible weight we carry: the pull between holding on and letting go, between who we were and who we are becoming. Watching it, I felt that familiar ache of wanting to protect my child from every hard edge of the world, while knowing that growth requires exposure, risk, and trust. The film mirrors motherhood itself vast, tender, and humbling. Like standing between a mountain and the sky, being a mother means anchoring while allowing expansion. This documentary doesn’t rush or explain too much; it invites reflection. I finished it feeling softer, steadier, and reminded that love is not just shelter it’s also space. See more marion R @Mazzm41 Dec 31 Such genious to be able to capture this story in all its raw emotion. The way it is done is excellent and how it was all brought together and how Maggie and everyone comes through it is an absolute tribute to real Love. Brilliant film See more Read all reviews
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Jeremy Power Regimbal

Director

Maggie Doyne

Self

Jeremy Power Regimbal

Producer

Mark Duplass

Executive Producer

Mel Eslyn

Executive Producer

Jay Duplass

Executive Producer

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Synopsis In 2005 after graduating high school, Maggie Doyne embarked on a gap year, where she met Tope, a now grown Nepalese orphan, caring for orphaned children. United in purpose, Maggie and Tope pooled resources to establish a children's home, women's empowerment program, and school in Nepal. Years later, their relentless efforts led to being honored as the 2015 CNN HERO OF THE YEAR. But days after the award ceremony, Maggie, by then guardian to over fifty Nepalese children, faced the unthinkable when her youngest child was suddenly taken from her, plunging the family into disbelief and despair. After a chance encounter amidst her grief, Maggie allows a filmmaker into her life to document herself, her family, and soon enough, their falling in love. "Between the Mountain and the Sky" explores resilience, love's impact in loss, and a family's enduring strength to find hope in the darkest times.
Director
Jeremy Power Regimbal
Producer
Jeremy Power Regimbal
Production Co
Duplass Brothers Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 32m