{"title": "Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest", "start": "2026-11-09T16:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "price": "£0.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "society/gender", "sport"], "description": "A film screening of the documentary 'PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest' at the Royal Geographical Society, open to all. Directed by Nancy Svendsen, it tells the story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, who in April 1993 became the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest, and her fight against gender discrimination and social barriers in mountaineering. After the screening, speakers include Dawa Futi Sherpa, the climber's daughter and an executive producer of the film, and British mountaineer Rebecca Stephens MBE. The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2022 and has won more than 20 international awards.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pasang-in-the-shadow-of-everest-131296/", "official_url": "https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/pasang-in-the-shadow-of-everest-film-screening/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/184325e8ba452266f036df7fee6e84efdd526e4d699bc76bdea5d8a46e5f2c8d-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-09T16:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Tenzing", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lexi Cinema", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "15.50", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "history/20th-century"], "description": "Tenzing is a film about Tenzing Norgay, who in 1953 was at the heart of the successful British Everest expedition as leader of the Sherpas and one of the two lead climbers to reach the top. Directed by Jennifer Peedom, it tells the untold story behind his radiant smile: one of courage, tragedy, and ambition, of a man who overcame incredible odds just to reach the bottom of the mountain. Born in a sacred Tibetan valley in the shadow of Everest, Tenzing journeyed from life as an illiterate yak herder to become the friend of Nehru, feted by monarchs and presidents all over the world.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tenzing-37005/", "official_url": "https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=10275124", "image": "https://noky.io/images/53e07444cb75b72763dffdf4a30131c52f013c15c899e7e397dbf1dddc47f245-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Moving mountains: intrepid women climbers and the peaks named in their honour", "start": "2026-11-09T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Geographical Society", "address": "Kensington Gore 1, SW7 2AR London", "price": "£0.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["sport/climbing", "history"], "description": "A lecture at the Royal Geographical Society telling the stories of nine extraordinary women mountaineers, from the 18th century to the present day, who defied extreme altitudes, blizzards, avalanches and discrimination to have peaks named in their honour. It shows how these climbers blazed trails from the Alps to the Andes and the Rockies to the Karakoram, achieving an honour long reserved for men and monarchs. Though their names endure on soaring summits, their remarkable stories remain untold – until now. Doors open at 2.00pm, with the lecture beginning at 2.30pm; in-person tickets are sold out, but the event can also be watched online.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/moving-mountains-intrepid-women-climbers-and-the-peaks-named-122292/", "official_url": "https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/moving-mountains-women-climbers/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/444716f81437d7888d27d8f84fbedd32c0439570b3a008a75d1dd5657c0c2a3d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Yugantar", "start": "2026-11-15T15:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T16:30:00Z", "place": "Ibraaz", "address": "Mortimer Street 93, W1W 7SS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "society/feminism"], "description": "A screening of three films by the Yugantar Film Collective, India's first feminist film collective, founded by Abha Bhaiya, Deepa Dhanraj, Meera Rao and Navroze Contractor in 1980. The programme opens with Molkarin (1981), which narrates the process of unionisation among women domestic workers and activists in Pune, followed by Idi Katha Maatramena (1983), made with the feminist research and activist collective Stree Shakhti Sanghatana, which centres on its protagonist Lalita as she navigates the isolation of marriage and finds support in female friendship. Sudesha (1983), the collective's fourth and final film, concludes the screening in a village in the Chipko forest through a portrait of the feminist and environmental activist Sudesha Devi. Weaving together a multitude of voices across region, class and caste, the films accent the crucial role working-class women have played in building feminist consciousness and organising revolutionary action.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/yugantar-36609/", "official_url": "https://ibraaz.org/whats-on/yugantar", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c5aae70aae59af45e9bdd78de6e48dd29020ecf909e0dd99bd8d3d7395365f1e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kendal Mountain Festival: The Film Edit", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Phoenix Cinema", "address": "52 High Rd, London N2 9PJ, UK", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "sport/climbing"], "description": "An evening of short adventure films with themes of climbing, surfing, mountaineering and exploration, presented as a curated selection called \"The Film Edit\". It is brought together by Kendal Mountain Festival, established in 1980, an internationally-acclaimed gathering that celebrates outdoor and adventure culture. The programme includes \"Surfing with a Penguin\", \"Virtus: The Four P's\", \"It Takes Two to Tandem\", \"Zuma Rock\", \"Find Mor\" and \"Hunter's Moon\", with stories from South Africa, Scotland, New Zealand and Nigeria. The screening invites audiences to gather, meet fellow enthusiasts and be inspired together.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/kendal-mountain-festival-the-film-edit-63785/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/17387c1d50f9a7da2966de5b5b8d94686a243ea8bb71fdb593679573d3486608-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Women and the World Festival: British Shorts (Block 2) + Q&A", "start": "2026-11-09T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lexi Cinema", "address": "Chamberlayne Road 194b, NW10 3JU London", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/short-film", "society/women"], "description": "A festival screening of a block of British short films in competition, followed by a Q&A. It is part of the Women and the World International Film Festival, a London-based annual festival presenting independent films that explore the role of women in contemporary society, with a focus on conflict, security, and leadership. The programme includes FEBRUARY, MAYBE MARCH, Dir. David Kreibich; THE COLOUR OF COMPENSATION, Dir. Aisha Suleiman; LADY, Dir. Jordon Stevens; ME TO YOU, Dir. Frøydis Fossli Moe; LASTING FLAMES, Dir. Federica Alice Carlino; and SHARDS OF US, Dir. Lela Meburishvili, with a total runtime of 115 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/women-and-the-world-festival-british-shorts-block-2-qa-78833/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d86aa5f0e8bc00e5ab6e9a37c2c246abe5bb092d0b387b37e37a5cb66875d4eb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Women and the World Festival: British Shorts (Block 1) + Q&A", "start": "2026-11-09T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lexi Cinema", "address": "Chamberlayne Road 194b, NW10 3JU London", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/short-film", "society/women"], "description": "A festival screening of British short films, followed by an in-person Q&A with cast members David Gyasi and Nathalie Emmanuel of Sycoraxe, moderated by Ksenia Bugrimova. The programme gathers shorts in competition at the Women and the World International Film Festival, a London-based annual festival presenting independent films that explore the role of women in contemporary society, with a focus on conflict, security, and leadership. The block includes Kaleidoscope, Spray Me, Tum Tum, The Launch and Sycoraxe, with a total runtime of 71 minutes. It runs as part of the Women and the World Film Festival 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/women-and-the-world-festival-british-shorts-block-1-qa-78832/", "official_url": "https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=10324237", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b472ddd7d149f628a017edaae548d57486f39fa8ccbd81811085491b4a8d5b0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Film London x Womens Museum: T A P E Collective Takeover", "start": "2026-11-19T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Women’s Museum", "address": "Barking Wharf Square 4-5, IG11 7DQ", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["history/middle-east/israel-palestine/palestine", "film/documentary"], "description": "An evening film screening at the Women's Museum, part of the Film London x Womens Museum programme, presented by T A P E Collective. In response to the exhibition Materiality of Memory, about the power of objects to carry memory, the collective celebrates intangible modes of history and oral storytelling between generations of women. The film shown is Bye Bye Tiberias, which follows actress Hiam Abbass who left her village, mother, grandmother and seven sisters to pursue her dream, as her filmmaker daughter Lina returns with her thirty years later. Set between past and present, the film pieces together images of today, nineties family footage and historical archives to tell the stories of four generations of daring Palestinian women who keep their legacy alive despite exile, dispossession and heartbreak.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/film-london-x-womens-museum-t-a-p-e-collective-takeover-40350/", "official_url": "https://womensmuseum.org.uk/events/film-london-x-womens-museum-t-a-p-e-collective-takeover/", "image": ""}]}