Mountain

Mountain, directed by Jennifer Peedom, is a documentary born from a four year collaboration with Richard Tognetti, music director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra; it explores humanity's passion for high places through footage of climbers, skiers, and flyers gathered from around the world. Willem Dafoe narrates the film, reading passages from Scottish writer Robert Macfarlane's book Mountains of the Mind, with music performed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra under Tognetti's direction. The film became the highest grossing Australian documentary outside IMAX and screened theatrically in 26 countries; it won three AACTA Awards in 2018. The film holds an 84 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes and 82 on Metacritic. Who it's for: anyone curious about a documentary born from a four year collaboration between an orchestra and a director, turning humanity's passion for mountains into a visual and musical experience. Who it's not for: viewers expecting a conventional, interview driven nature documentary, since this is told almost entirely through imagery and music.