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Shot with solar power by Ladakhi monk Ngawang Sodpa, the eco film 'PAD YATRA: A Green Odyssey' (2012) screened at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival. The film is executive produced by Michelle Yeoh narrated by Daryl Hannah and it is the debut feature project of writer/director Wendy J.N. Lee.

Winner of six International Awards, including Best Documentary and Audience Award Winner at three different festivals, 'PAD YATRA: A Green Odyssey' is the harrowing adventure of 700 people, trekking across the Himalayas with a call to save the planet’s “3rd Pole,” a glacial region now devastated by the climate chaos associated with global warming. Battling the most treacherous terrain on earth, they spread their message of ecological compassion through human’s most basic means –by walking on foot, village to village, and showing by example. Barely surviving injuries, illness, and starvation, the trekkers emerge with nearly half a ton of plastic litter strapped to their backs, triggering an historic green revolution across the rooftop of the world.

DIRECTOR: Wendy J.N. Lee Producer: Wendy J.N. Lee, Michelle Yeoh Editor: Wendy J.N. Lee Screenwriter: Wendy J.N. Lee Cinematographer: Ngawang Zoepa Music: Derek Zhao, Pilar Diaz Principal Cast: Daryl Hannah, The Drukpa, Aamir Khan Filmography: Debut Feature Print Source: Pad Yatra Film.

Official Film Website: http://www.padyatrafilm.com/

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