High Ground (2012) , a award winning documentary film download free

High Ground is an award winning documentary film about eleven veterans who set off to climb one of the tallest peaks in the Himalaya to heal the physical and emotional wounds of war. The expedition is led by blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind man to summit Mount Everest, and a team of experienced Everest summiters who guide this team of wounded veterans on a astounding journey of body and mind.

The film is produced by Academy Award® nominee Don Hahn, the man famous for producing Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and multiple documentaries including the Disneynature film Chimpanzee. Emmy® Award nominee Mike Brown directs the film with stunning photography, humor and emotion. After an initial premiere at the Boulder International Film Festival Boulder, Colorado, the film was selected for participation in the Newport Beach Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival,and the Seattle International Film Festival. Domestic release is planned for August 2012; DVD release is planned for Veteran's Day 2012.


Cast of High Ground (2012)

• Steve Baskis         ...     Himself
• Dan Sidles         ...     Himself
• Katherine Ragazzino      ...     Herself
• Matt Nyman         ...     Himself
• Brian Mockenhaupt     ...     Himself
• Cody Miranda         ...     Himself
• Nicolette Maroulis     ...     Herself
• Aaron 'Ike' Isaacson     ...     Himself
• Ashley Crandall     ...     Herself
• Chad Butrick          ...     Himself
• Chad Jukes         ...     Himself
• Lona Parten         ...     Herself
• Justin Moore         ...     Himself
• Luis Benitez         ...     Himself
• Brad Bull         ...     Himself

Storyline of High Ground (2012)
Eleven veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. With blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Everest summiteers as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top in an attempt to heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S. history. Representing nearly every branch of the military, the veterans, and the Gold Star Mom who joins their trek, bring humor and deep emotion to this hero's journey all captured with breathtaking, vertigo-inducing cinematography.