SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING + Q&A WITH ROBERT PETIT & ROBERT MACFARLANE
PRESENTED BY LONDON MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
25 MARCH - RHEGED, PENRITH
Based on Robert Macfarlane's bestseller, UNDERLAND is a cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth.
We know so little of the world beneath our feet. To most it is a place only of fear and darkness, though to a brave few it is one of knowledge and wonder to be found nowhere else. Based on the bestselling book by Robert Macfarlane, UNDERLAND is a cinematic documentary that voyages into worlds rarely glimpsed by human eyes. Beginning in the shallow soils beneath an old ash tree, he film follows several ‘astronauts of the underworld’ as they travel into ancient sacred caves, flooded storm drains, melting glaciers, underwater burial chambers and a deep underground laboratory built to solve the mysteries of the Universe. Narrated by Oscar-nominated Sandra Hüller, and with a uniquely poetic approach, UNDERLAND is a deep dive into the Earth that ultimately presents a groundbreaking vision for rethinking our lives on this fragile surface.
Q&As
UK PREMIERE + Q&A WITH ROBERT PETIT, ROBERT MACFARLANE & COMPOSER HANNAH PEEL IN CONVERSATION WITH WRITER + CURATOR GARETH EVANS (LONDON BARBICAN - 24 MARCH) - SOLD OUT
SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING + Q&A WITH ROBERT PETIT & ROBERT MACFARLANE PRESENTED BY LONDON MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL (RHEGED, PENRITH - 25 MARCH)
COMING SOON
REVIEWS
Immersive, philosophical, visually breathtaking - Next Best Picture
A cinematic incantation, a reverent ode to the silence, danger, beauty, and history that exist just beneath our feet - Next Best Picture
A sprawling epic about the scope of human existence - The Observer
Alongside the best nonfiction cinematic explorations of our species - The Observer
A stunning visual exploration... grandiose in all the right ways - Sunshine State Cineplex
Spectacular - Cinencuentro
A staggering piece of documentary work - Beyond the Cinema Dome
Awe-inspiring - The Film Stage
Haunting and hypnotic... - Alliance of Women Film Journalists
A sensorial, philosophical experience - Screen Anarchy
Production Companies: Sandbox Films, Spring Films, Planet Octopus Studios, Protozoa Pictures
In Association with Hot Docs Partners
Directed by Robert Petit
Produced by Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, Lauren Greenwood, Jessica Harrop
Executive Producers André Singer, Figs Jackman, Robert Macfarlane, Craig Miller, Elizabeth Radshaw, Richard Wolfe, Keith Potter
Narrated by Sandra Hüller
Composer Hannah Peel
Director of Photography Ruben Woodin Dechamps
Written by Robert Macfarlane, Robert Petit
Editors David G. Hill, Anna Price, Andy R. Worboys, Julian Quantrill
Supervising Sound Editor Joakim Sundström
Head of Production Pat Footer
Based on the book “Underland” by Robert Macfarlane