From an episode of Uncommon SensePresented by Amy Mullins

Interview

Uncommon Sense: Jennifer Peedom On Her Film RIVER – An Ode To The Arteries Of The Planet

Director Jennifer Peedom discusses her new film, RIVER. The film explores the life and death of rivers and how humanity’s fortunes are intrinsically tied to them. RIVER is the sequel to the 2017 documentary MOUNTAIN, and reunites the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO), Richard Tognetti, narrator Willem Dafoe, and writer Robert Macfarlane, alongside new collaborators William Barton, Jonny Greenwood, and Radiohead. Interview starts at 13:20.

Music from the film aired with this interview:

  • ACO, Richard Tognetti & Jonny Greenwood – Water (excerpt) [Live at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 2014]
  • Radiohead - Harry Patch (In Memory Of)
  • ACO, Richard Tognetti & William Barton – Spirit Voice of the Enchanted Waters

Listen to the RIVER soundtrack.

RIVER film
Listen to Uncommon Sense: Jennifer Peedom On Her Film RIVER – An Ode To The Arteries Of The Planet58:0022 March 2022