Irish documentary 'the Summit' up for Sundance award

An Irish film is up for a top prize in tonight's Sundance Film Festival Awards in the US, known as the Oscars for independent film-makers.

Irish documentary 'the Summit' up for Sundance award

An Irish film is up for a top prize in tonight's Sundance Film Festival Awards in the US, known as the Oscars for independent film-makers.

'The Summit' is a documentary by film-maker Nick Ryan, and tells the tragic story of Irish climber Ger McDonnell, who was killed attempting to climb K2 with a number of his colleagues.

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