An epic cinematic and musical collaboration between SHERPA filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, that explores humankind's fascination with high places.
Score
Australian Chamber Orchestra transforms climbing into cathedral music.
Cinematography
Renan Ozturk's footage will ruin other nature docs for you.
Direction
Peedom finds humanity's absurd arrogance in every frame.
Director
Jennifer Peedom
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peedom originally planned no narration; Dafoe's hypnotic delivery was a late addition that transformed the film from pure visual essay into something more accessible.
The film's orchestral score deliberately echoes Richard Tognetti's own mountaineering obsession—he's climbed most peaks shown.
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