Metanoia

Documentary | 2015 | 84 minutes

From the top of the world to the end of the line, this film follows the life and climbs of legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe, through his visionary ascents around the world up to his final dance with a terminal disease. Centered around Jeff’s route, Metanoia – solo, in winter, up the North Face of the Eiger — which changed his life and prepared him for the greatest adventure of all, as he faces his own mortality. It is a mind-bending adventure through time and space that gives physical form to Jeff's unique philosophies and inspiring creative genius.

Director: Jim Aikman

Producer: Connie Self

Narrator: Jon Krakauer

Cinematography: Greg Lowe, Chris Alstrin

Animations: Barry Thompson

AWARDS:
Make Your Own Legends Award (Adventure Film Festival), Audience Award (Bilbao Mendi Film Festival), Grand Prize (Domzale Mountain Film Festival), Jury’s Award (Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival), Best Mountaineering Film (Kendal Mountain Film Festival), Best Film About Mountain Culture (New Zealand Mountain Film Festival), Audience Award (Trento Film Festival)

Official selection badge for the 2015 Mountain Film Festival in Ladek-Zdroj, Poland, with mountain motif and star designs.
Logo of the 5 Point Film Festival with the tagline "Inspiring Adventure" on a black background.
Black and white logo for the 2014 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, with the word "FINALIST" and deer antler illustrations.
Official selection of Riverside International Film Festival 2015
Kendal Mountain Festival award badge for Best Mountaineering Film in black and white, featuring a mountain illustration with the year 2014 and laurel wreath design.
Award certificate for the 9th Mountain Film Festival Domžale, featuring a laurel wreath and text indicating the grand prize for Jeff Lowe's Metanoia in 2015.
Black and white sketch of a woman walking her dog along the sidewalk.
Black and white award logo for Adventure Film Festival with text 'Make Your Own Legends Award' surrounded by a laurel wreath.
Map of Austria highlighting Graz, with a logo of a stylized blue and black key and the word "Graz" in blue.
A black winner's laurel wreath with the text "Official Selection" in the center.
Award badge for the Mountain Film Festival Domžale, 2015, indicating official selection, with a laurel wreath design.
Official selection P.T.F.F. Port Townsend Film Festival 2015 with laurel wreaths on each side
Black background with white text and logo, indicating the official selection of the 2015 Trento Film Festival for an international competition.
Black and white portrait of an elderly woman with glasses, wearing a scarf and smiling.
A blue laurel wreath with text inside reading "Official Selection Telluride Mountainfilm 2015".