Nov 30, 2017
73 min
Full-HD

Mountain (2017)

An epic cinematic and musical collaboration between SHERPA filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, that explores humankind's fascination with high places.

Category

Documentary

Country

Australia

Companies

Stranger Than Fiction Films Sherpas Cinema Screen Australia Dogwoof DCM Pictures Camp4 Collective

Willem Dafoe

Narrator (voice)

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