The BlinkNow Foundation is proud to announce that the inspiring story of its Co-founders, New Jersey native Maggie Doyne and Nepali Tope Malla, will make its Texas debut this week. The award-winning documentary Between the Mountain and the Sky—a project of MPWR CONTENT and Duplass Brothers Productions—will show November 1-7 at The Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, Texas.
This run will qualify the film for the opportunity for an Oscar nomination. A Q&A with subject Maggie Doyne and Director Jeremy Power Regimbal will take place after screenings that begin on November 1 at 6:40pm and November 2 at 2:00pm.
Between the Mountain and the Sky delivers a powerful, heart-stirring narrative of love, family, resilience through tragedy, and the strength of the human spirit. After its world premiere at the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado — where it won both the Audience Choice Award and Student Choice Award — the documentary has continued its winning streak, earning Best Documentary honors at the Dublin Independent film festival and Jakarta Independent Film Festival, and the Audience Awards at the Naples Film Festival, Sedona International Film Festival, and Port Townsend Film Festival.
Reviews have praised CNN Hero Maggie Doyne, her Nepalese Co-founder Tope Bahadur Malla, and filmmaker Jeremy Power Regimbal, celebrating not only their work but the unique and deeply human story it tells. Reviewers have called it “A reminder of what humans are capable of” (Kathmandu Post), “A beacon of inspiration for how this world can be made a better place” (KPFK Film Club), and “Breathtaking” (UK Film Awards).
The documentary follows Doyne’s journey from her childhood in New Jersey to a life-changing gap year abroad. After volunteering in India alongside Malla and visiting Nepal, Doyne’s encounter with the children of Surkhet inspired a lifelong mission: to ensure every child is safe, educated, and loved. Listening to the needs of the community, Doyne and Malla partnered with local leaders to build a children’s home for those without families, a school for children unable to access education, a women’s empowerment center, and a host of other programs creating a model for sustainable, community-led development.
Doyne was named CNN Hero of the Year in 2015 and has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, and other major outlets. Alongside a team of caregivers, teachers, and community members, she has helped raise nearly 90 children and educate more than 800 students.
“For the past eight years, Jeremy has worked to capture the story of our family through his lens,” says Doyne. “I’m so grateful and honored that this documentary will make its way into the world and, hopefully, inspire healing and love for our human family, our children, and our planet.”
Director Jeremy Power Regimbal brings an especially personal perspective to the story — he and Doyne eventually fell in love and married. “I found myself on an intensely emotional journey, one that transcended the boundaries of filmmaking and intertwined with my personal life in unexpected ways,” Regimbal says. “Falling in love with Maggie and becoming part of the big, beautiful Kopila family added layers of depth and emotion to the already profound experience of crafting this film.”
Mountainfilm describes the documentary as “a beautiful and poignant tale that delves into the resilience of the human spirit and the profound impact of love.”
As audiences experience this remarkable story, they’ll witness the transformative power of compassion — and the lasting change one determined vision can make in the world.
Tickets for the film are available at https://thetexastheatre.com/film/between-the-mountain-and-the-sky/.