Best Documentary Feature Film
Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes
Directed by: Jeremy Power Regimbal
Overview:
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.
Director Biography – Jeremy Power Regimbal:
In his early 20’s Jeremy co-founded The Lab Magazine a print and digital publication distributed in over 25 countries featuring conversations between Willem Dafoe, Brit Marling, Jeremy Renner, Sam Rockwell, David Fincher, Wes Anderson, and Noam Chomsky.
At age 27, Jeremy’s feature-film directorial debut, In Their Skin, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival—where it was acquired by IFC for an international theatrical release while receiving praise from media outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter, New York Times, and Variety.
His short stint in the advertising world landed him a nomination for the Young Directors Award at the 2015 Cannes Lion Festival. His work with global brands like MasterCard, Nike, Chevrolet, and CitiBank received praise by AdWeek, Creativity, Adage, Adland, and Shots.
Jeremy quickly switched his energy from commercial work to Between The Mountain and The Sky, an intimate documentary captured over a decade—Executive Produced by The Duplass Brothers. Jeremy now lives between Nepal and Canada focusing on telling stories that matter via MPWR CONTENT.
