Jennifer Peedom

Jennifer Peedom

Place of Birth
Canberra, Australia
Known For
Directing

Details

Place of Birth
Canberra, Australia
Known For
Directing

Biography

Jennifer Peedom is a BAFTA nominated Australian filmmaker.

Her documentary Solo (co-directed with David Michôd) won the 2009 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary in Under One Hour. Her film Sherpa, which was filmed during the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche, won the 2015 Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the BFI London Film Festival. It premiered internationally at the Telluride Film Festival and also screened at Toronto Film Festival and received a BAFTA nomination in 2016 for Best Documentary.

In 2017 she directed Mountain, a collaboration the Australian Chamber Orchestra with script by Robert Macfarlane (writer), narrated by Willem Dafoe. It screened theatrically in 27 countries and went on to become the highest grossing (non-IMAX) Australian documentary of all time. It won 3 AACTA (Australian Academy Awards) in 2018.

Jennifer Peedom's LGBTQ+ Titles

Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Executive Producer

Directing (7)

Tenzing • Director
• Director
2021
River • Director
• Director
2017
Mountain • Director
• Director
2015
Sherpa • Director
• Director
2015
As You Dreamt It • Director
• Director
2008
Solo • Director
• Director
2008
Miracle on Everest • Director
• Director

Production (16)

Tenzing • Producer
• Producer
2023
The Way We Wore • Executive Producer (3 episodes)
• Executive Producer (3 episodes)
2023
ONEFOUR: Against All Odds • Producer
• Producer
2023
Fungi: The Web of Life • Producer
• Producer
2022
Anatomy of a String Quartet • Producer
• Producer
2022
Harley & Katya • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2021
River • Producer
• Producer
2019
Martha: A Picture Story • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2019
Australia in Colour • Executive Producer (4 episodes)
• Executive Producer (4 episodes)
2017
Mountain • Producer
• Producer
2017
David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema • Producer (3 episodes)
• Producer (3 episodes)
2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2015
Between a Frock and a Hard Place • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2015
As You Dreamt It • Producer
• Producer
2008
Solo • Producer
• Producer
2008
Miracle on Everest • Producer
• Producer

Writing (4)

2023
ONEFOUR: Against All Odds • Co-Writer
• Co-Writer
2021
River • Writer
• Writer
2021
Under the Volcano • Story Consultant
• Story Consultant
2017
Mountain • Writer
• Writer