Ashima shiraishi documentary Winner of the Reel Asian Best Documentary award, Ashima ‘s director Kenji Tsukamoto captures her attempt to climb Golden Shadow, a V14 boulder in South Africa—a climb that could make her the youngest woman ever to conquer such a . ’ Read our review here. Nov 17, 2024 · Kenji Tsukamoto’s documentary about Ashima Shiraishi works hard to ensure that non-rock climbers understand just what a star Ashima is in the climbing world. The documentary goes to great lengths to explain the sheer, unexplainable difficulty that is V14 to a non-climber. Nov 19, 2024 · For 13-year-old Ashima Shiraishi, a rock-climbing prodigy, it’s about scaling literal and figurative heights. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Kenji Tsukamoto producer Minji Chang and subjects Ashima Shiraishi, Poppy & Miko Shiraishi. feature documentary ASHIMA is an intimate portrait of elite rock climber Ashima Shiraishi as she travels to South Africa to try to become the youngest person in the world to climb a V14 graded boulder problem. – Brandon Harrison. Ashima, 2023 Documentary Directed by Kenji Tsukamoto, 2023 One of the world's youngest elite rock climbers, Ashima Shiraishi spent her formative years breaking numerous age-based climbing milestones, spurred on by her number one fan and coach, her father, Poppo a retired Butoh dancer and avant-garde performer with no formal climbing experience. Apr 23, 2024 · At 13-years-old, rock climber Ashima Shiraishi tackles her toughest problem yet in the documentary ‘Ashima. When these New Yorkers travel to South Africa to conquer a V14 boulder problem, father and daughter must face their interpersonal struggles in tandem with the challenging ascent. Dec 10, 2024 · Ashima also follows a 13-year-old Ashima Shiraishi as she attempts to be the youngest person—and second woman ever—to climb V14.