Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Backs SXSW Doc ‘Snow Leopard Sisters’
By Stewart Clarke
Published on April 9, 2026.
The feature doc "Snow Leopard Sisters" premiered at the SXSW and follows the story of a friendship between snow leopard conservationist Tshiring Lhamu Lama and 17-year-old Tenzin Bhuti Gurung. The film is now being sold by Noah Media Group, which is now in the international market with the film. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson and Phillip Watson are among the exec producers. The directorial team on the film includes Sonam Choekyi Lama, an accomplished indigenous Nepalese photographer, and Ben Ayers and Andrew Lynch. An accompanying impact campaign is designed to bolster the snow Leopard population by promoting livestock protection methods that do not harm leopards and connecting local communities with conservation efforts.
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