Willem Dafoe is set to narrate the documentary “River” from “Sherpa” director Jennifer Peedom.
Produced by Stranger Than Fiction and Arrow Pictures, “River” is an exploration of the timeless relationship between humanity and rivers. Billed as an orchestral concert film, the doc is an ode to the natural word and a retelling of the history of both rivers and human civilization. With a score composed by Richard Tognetti from the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Dafoe will narrate a script from award-winning author and fellow of Cambridge University, Robert Macfarlane. The film will also feature additional music from William Barton, Jonny Greenwood and Radiohead.
“I wanted to be conscious of not dumping the words on top of the image or illustrating the music, but having them sonically blend,” said Dafoe, who also narrated Peedom’s 2017 doc “Mountain.”
“Of course there is some underlining but I try to let the words just open channels of thought and emotion,...
Produced by Stranger Than Fiction and Arrow Pictures, “River” is an exploration of the timeless relationship between humanity and rivers. Billed as an orchestral concert film, the doc is an ode to the natural word and a retelling of the history of both rivers and human civilization. With a score composed by Richard Tognetti from the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Dafoe will narrate a script from award-winning author and fellow of Cambridge University, Robert Macfarlane. The film will also feature additional music from William Barton, Jonny Greenwood and Radiohead.
“I wanted to be conscious of not dumping the words on top of the image or illustrating the music, but having them sonically blend,” said Dafoe, who also narrated Peedom’s 2017 doc “Mountain.”
“Of course there is some underlining but I try to let the words just open channels of thought and emotion,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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