The National’s Bryce Dessner (The Two Popes, Bardo, A Good Person, Manhunt, She Came to Me, The Kitchen, Irresistible ) has provided the original score for the upcoming documentary In Waves and War. The film is directed by Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk (An Inconvenient Sequel, Athlete A) and centers on a group of retired Navy SEALs who find hope in a Mexican clinic where they undergo psychedelic-assisted therapy. The movie follows the journey of VETS founders Marcus and Amber Capone and two SEAL teammates as they navigate the challenges of post-combat life and their quest to bring healing to the veteran community. Cohen & Shenk are also producing the Actual Films and Participant Media production with Jessica Anthony. In Waves and War is premiering this weekend at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival. No word yet on a distribution deal.
Dessner’s other upcoming projects include John Crowley’s We Live in Time, which will premiere next week at the Toronto International Film Festival before being released in theaters on October 11 by A24. He also composed the music for Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing and Thomas Napper’s Widow Clicquot, which are both currently playing in select theaters.
