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Snow Leopard Sisters (Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: Ben Ayers, Sonam Choekyi Lama, Andrew Lynch; Writer: Ben Ayers, Andrew Lynch; Stars: Tenzin Bhuti Gurung, Tshiring Lhamu Lama)
A determined conservationist travels alone to her home in a remote corner of the Himalayas, vowing to end retaliatory killings of local snow leopards. To succeed, she must first convince her young apprentice to love the animals that have taken everything from her and her family.
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