Society for Conservation Biology

Film Screening: Snow Leopard Sisters

Directed by: Ben Ayers, Andrew Lynch & Sonam Choekyi Lama
Moderated by: Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson

About the Film

The Snow Leopard Conservancy is the proud impact partner for the multi-award-winning feature documentary film, Snow Leopard Sisters. The film spotlights the groundbreaking conservation work of longstanding local partner, Tshiring Lhamu Lama, to safeguard endangered snow leopards in her home district of Dolpo, Nepal.

Together, they are working to reduce conflict between people and snow leopards through local education programming, construction of predator-proof corrals, and establishing a green local economy centered on snow leopard conservation.

"Snow Leopard Sisters is a visually breathtaking, deeply moving documentary that intertwines a story about conservation, Indigenous resilience, and female empowerment against the backdrop of Nepal's remote Dolpo region."
— Screen Zealots

Production Team

• Executive Producers: Appian Way, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson, and Phillip Watson.
• Producers: Oscar winner and Violet Films founder Joanna Natasegara, Ian Davies, Torquil Jones, and Tshiring Lhamu Lama.

Selected Awards & Recognition

• Best of Festival — International Wildlife Film Festival (2025)
• Audience Choice Award — American Conservation Film Festival (2026)
• People's Choice Award — Wild & Scenic Film Festival (2026)
• Best Conservation Film — Reelwild (2026)
• Change Maker Award — Kendal Mountain Festival (2025)
• People's Choice Award — Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival (2025)
• Audience Choice Award — Ladek Mountain Festival (2025)
• Ham d'Or Audience Award — DOCTOBER (2025)