10 of the best travel documentary films
(The Guardian Travel News)

These documentaries offer journeys of discovery from Antarctica and the Himalayas to Borneo, the Amazon - and even Woodstock in 1969Do you like mountains, classical music and Willem Dafoe? You´re in luck. This 2017 doc is narrated by the actor and features music by, among others, Vivaldi and Beethoven - performed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Jennifer Peedom (Sherpa) directs footage from many locations, much of it captured by mountaineer and photographer Renan Ozturk. In a departure from the typical information-heavy documentary, the meditative script ponders on our relationship with heights and risk - vertigo sufferers will be clinging to the edge of the sofa.o Rated PG, on Netflix, Google Play, YouTube Continue reading...