The film was "primarily conceived as a visual work", said Peedom, "to explore the history of our fascination with mountains, why we're so drawn to them and why some people risk their
'Mountain', the latest documentary from 'Sherpa' director Jen Peedom, will screen at this year's Sydney Film Festival.
Jen Peedom’s innovative cinematic and musical odyssey 'Mountain' ranks as the third-highest grossing Australian feature documentary ever, excluding IMAX, after launching on 30 screens last Thursday.
Driven by Jen Peedom’s 'Mountain' and Jeffrey Walker’s 'Ali’s Wedding', Australian films are enjoying their best month since April, when Walker’s 'Dance Academy: The Movie' grossed $2.1 million.
It’s rare to see three Hollywood films open wide and belly-flop on the same weekend at Australian cinemas but it was a near-disaster for 'Geostorm' and a total wipe-out for 'The Snowman' and 'Home Again'.
October has been an uneventful month for Australian films with a handful of new theatrical releases plus holdover business for the September debutantes.
Australian films and feature documentaries have raked in combined theatrical revenues of $49 million through November 29, and with no new releases in December will likely finish the year with a tad more than $50 million.
Australian films and feature documentaries raked in theatrical revenues of $49.4 million in calendar 2017, a market share of 4.1 per cent.