aaa AnepiccinematicandmusicalcollaborationbetweenSherpafilmmakerJenniferPeedomandtheAustralianChamberOrchestra,thatexploreshumankindsfascinationwithhighplaces. FellowcollaboratorstothisuniqueprojectareBritishwriterRobertMacfarlane(authoroftheaward-winningMountainsoftheMind)andleadinghighaltitudecinematographerRenanOzturk(Sherpa,Meru).RichardTognettisrecordedscoreisstunning;soaringasthecameraclimbsvertiginousslopesorswoopsacrossrockypeaks.Withallthisearthlybeauty,itshardtobelievethatonlythreecenturiesago,theideaofconqueringapeakwasconsideredcrazy.Mountainswereoncesolelyplacesofperil,notbeauty.Theabsorbingnarrationtracesourmoderndayfascination–ourirresistibleandsometimesfatalattractiontothedizzyingheights.Peedomsfollow-uptoSherpa(SFF2015)isasuitablyuplifting,symphonicodetohighplaces.
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