Jennifer Peedom | |
|---|---|
 Jen Peedom | |
| Born | Jennifer Peedom |
| Alma mater | RMIT, Melbourne |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Mark Rogers |
Jennifer Peedom is an Australian filmmaker, known for her 2015 feature-length documentary film Sherpa .
Jennifer Peedom was born in Canberra, Australia.[ citation needed ]
She graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Honours) from RMIT in Melbourne in 1997. [1]
Her documentary Solo (co-directed with David Michôd) won the 2009 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary in Under One Hour. It also won the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award and the Australian Directors' Guild award, as well as six major awards at international film festivals. [1]
In 2012, Peedom lectured on documentary film at AFTRS. [1]
Her film Sherpa , which was filmed during the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche, [2] [3] [4] won the 2015 Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the BFI London Film Festival. [5] It premiered internationally at the Telluride Film Festival [6] and also screened at Toronto Film Festival [7] and received a BAFTA nomination in 2016 for Best Documentary. [8] [9]
In 2017 she directed Mountain, a collaboration the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) with script by Robert Macfarlane, [10] narrated by Willem Dafoe. [11] It screened theatrically in 27 countries and went on to become the highest grossing non-IMAX Australian documentary of all time [12] (as of 3 March 2022 [update] , third). [13] It won three AACTA Awards in 2018. [14]
In 2021 Peedom co-directed, with Joseph Nizeti, River , a documentary about rivers with a similar scope and format as Mountain. The film is also written by Macfarlane, narrated by Dafoe, and accompanied by a soundtrack by the ACO. [12]
In 2004, Peedom was named NSW Young Telstra Business Woman of the Year. [1]
She was the winner of the inaugural David and Joan Williams Documentary Fellowship in 2011. [1]
Peedom is co-founder, with producer Jo-Anne McGowan, of film production company Stranger Than Fiction. Producer Blayke Hoffman is also with the company as of 2024 [update] , which is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company has produced most of Peedom's films. [15]
As of 2022 [update] Peedom is married to stills photographer Mark Rogers, and they have two children. [16]
William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theater company The Wooster Group.
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Robert Macfarlane is a British writer and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
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On 18 April 2014, seracs on the western spur of Mount Everest failed, resulting in an ice avalanche that killed sixteen climbing Sherpas in the Khumbu Icefall. This was the same icefall where the 1970 Mount Everest disaster had taken place. Thirteen bodies were recovered within two days, while the remaining three were never recovered due to the great danger in attempting such an expedition. Many Sherpas were angered by what they saw as the Nepalese government's meager offer of compensation to victims' families, and threatened a protest or strike. On 22 April, the Sherpas announced they would not work on Everest for the remainder of 2014 as a mark of respect for the victims.
Sherpa is a 2015 documentary film by Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom. It was filmed during the 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche.
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