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WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS... EVERYONE'S EVEREST
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS... EVERYONE'S EVEREST

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS... EVERYONE'S EVEREST

When Life Gives You Lemons...Everyone's Everest

Documentary, Feature, Sports, Health

United Kingdom

2025

Runtime, min

84

Not all the mountains we climb are physical... One veteran's deeply moving journey from cancer recovery to the world’s highest marathon, exploring the profound healing power of the great outdoors and offering a timely, vital toolkit for modern mental well-being. Physical endurance meets the resilience of the human spirit. Sally Orange MBE is taking her mental health message to the highest marathon in the world. Having faced the uphill battle of cancer recovery, Sally shares the essential tools and wisdom she used to find strength in the wild. Alongside a community of survivors and experts, she shows us that no matter how steep the challenge, nature provides a way up. Find your strength. Find your summit.
Tom McShane

Director:

Tom McShane

Film Reel
Film Reel
Film Reel

Selections and Awards:

Keswick Film Festival Keswick March 20, 2026 World Premiere Headline screening United Kingdom Los Angeles Film and Documentary Awards Los Angeles March 10, 2026 Winner - Best Award for Innovative Approach United States Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards Jakarta July 3, 2026 Winner - Best Inspirational Film Indonesia Kyoto Cinematica Film Festival Kyoto July 3, 2026 Winner - Best Environmental Film Japan Gloucestershire Film Awards Gloucester April 18, 2026 Winner - Most Innovative Production United Kingdom Humro Cinema Film Fest Pokhara April 5, 2026 Finalist - Best Poem Audio/Video Nepal Pageant Film Festival Pageant Film Festival Gantok June 6, 2026 Winner - Best Poem India Clown International Film Festival Paris May 21, 2026 Winner - Best Poem (Audio/Video) France

REVIEWS:

For me its a bit too heavy on self-help slogans and motivational speeches for my liking. The fruit costumes add color, yes, but 84 minutes of mental well-being advice got repetitive towards the end.

Leclerc Julien

I love the balance between her eccentric fruit-costume persona with a deeply moving toolkit for trauma and recovery.

Khatuna Beridze

A very good, valid, and necessary film, but sooo drawn out. In the first half of the film, the topic of mental health didn't touch me emotionally, even though it is truly relevant. Long, boring, though valid, conversations beating around the bush. The second half, however, engages, emotionally grips you, and makes you empathize with and admire people navigating such complex stages of their lives so amazingly. It genuinely changes how you look at yourself, your situation, life, and the people around you. Thank you!

Live Screenings Attendee

Stunning shots!

Harper Evans

Awesome doc and great lady! Sally has so much positive energy, humor! That's incredible! She made me laugh and cry at the same time!

David Makharadze

A beautiful, tear-jerking,and deeply empowering film.

Rebecca Sousa

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