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 when her youngest child was suddenly taken from her, 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 hope in the darkest times.
Q&A with Maggie Doyne, Tope & filmmaker Jeremy Power Regimbal
Jeremy Power Regimbal
Maggie Doyne
USA/Nepal
2024
In English and Nepali with English subtitles
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Credits
Executive Producer
Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Karen Mulvaney, Tom Mulvaney
Screenwriter
Jeremy Power Regimbal
Cinematography
Robert Mentov, Jeremy Power Regimbal, Jesse Regimbal
Editor
Austin Andrews, Jeremy Power Regimbal, Piett Suess
Original Music
Aaron Martin, Dag Rosenqvist
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