Forbidden Pilgrimage

Forbidden Pilgrimage (2025) is a documentary film directed by Ellen Vermeulen.

In 1952, Marie-Louise Chapelle was the first French woman to reach an unclimbed peak in the Himalayas. Years later, filmmaker Ellen Vermeulen follows in her footsteps. An intimate journey through snow landscapes in which personal ambitions, social constraints, and the complexity of being a woman take center stage.