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Call of the mountains

India, 1958
film

Student mountain climbers in the Himalayas. From all over India men come to the Government Mountaineering Institute based at Darjeeling. In classes they learn..

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ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people. We recognise the connection of First Peoples to their Country and that Treaty marks a renewed relationship grounded in truth-telling, self‑determination and respect. We also acknowledge First Nations people as the original storytellers of this land and recognise their significant contribution to the contemporary moving image.