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Available July 11–20 only
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Fifty children. One home. A family’s journey of love, loss and hope.
FILM TRAILER
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING?
“Meta-romance”
INDIEWIRE
“Hopeful and heartbreaking”
YAHOO ENTERTAINMENT
“Breathtaking”
UK FILM AWARDS
“My heart is cracked open… I am Changed.”
JEN PASTILOFF
“A masterclass in documentary filmmaking”
SKY BLUE
“A beacon of inspiration for how this world can be made a better place.“
RICHARD ALANIZ, KPFK FILM CLUB
HOW CAN I WATCH THE FILM?
We are at the end of our global festival circuit. Theatrical release begins May 14, 2025.
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WATCH MAGGIE DOYNE ON CNN
29 AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
INCLUDING
TELLURIDE MOUNTAINFILM FESTIVAL // AUDIENCE CHOICE & STUDENT CHOICE
NAPLES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL // JURY AWARD & AUDIENCE CHOICE
PORT TOWNSEND FILM FEST // AUDIENCE CHOICE
DUBLIN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL // BEST DOCUMENTARY
PRAGUE FILM AWARDS // BEST DOCUMENTARY
SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL // AUDIENCE CHOICE
JAKARTA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL // BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
CARMEL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL // BEST DOCUMENTARY
GORGE IMPACT FESTIVAL // BEST OVERALL IMPACT FILM
UK FILM AWARDS // BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE FILM
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, 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 and rekindle hope in the darkest times.
