David Tennant is one of an all-star cast of actors contributing audio performances to a new streaming app, Alexander.
Alexander is the new home for original international non-fiction
stories, created by the world’s best storytellers, read by A-list acting talent
and accompanied by a super short film interpretation by a celebrated filmmaker.
A new English-language feature is
released on the app to subscribers every fortnight. The audience can toggle
between the written text and the audio performance within the story.
Alexander has been conceived and created by veteran film
producer Cameron Lamb. Writers include Colum McCann, Xiaolu Guo, Chigozie
Obioma, Carlo Rovelli and Valeria Luiselli. As well as David Tennant,
other audio performances are by Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Bill
Nighy, Vanesa Kirby, Dan Stevens, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Ṣope
Dìrísù and Nathalie Emmanuel, among others.
In addition to new original features, Alexander also
includes a curated library of historical non-fiction stories that have stood
the test of time.
David’s audio performance is Dugong by J.M. Ledgard, with a
short film by Russ Murphy.
Dugong
“What is it to be a non-human life form on Earth right now?”It is not a fish, not a dolphin, not a whale. It is lunar, hypersensory. It is the subject of rumour, legend and ritual. Journalist and novelist JM Ledgard goes in search of the strange and elusive Dugong, landing on jungle-green islands in propeller planes and hammering across aquamarine oceans in speedboats. He encounters those who hunt and study a creature that has been undertaking its yogic breathing for 35 million years, discovering a subtle, complex being. From this Yoda animal, a visionary Ledgard finds optimism for the future: can we mesh human, animal and artificial intelligences to co-evolve?
Watch a clip here:
The Alexander app is available by subscription on iOS and
downloadable on the App Store from today. Monthly subscription rates begin at
$3.99/£3.99 following a 14-day complimentary trial. The app will be available
for Android in early 2021.
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