Oficial Secction 2015

500 Miles to Nowhere

May 17, 2015 | Oficial Secction 2015

Director: Michael Paul Jones

Country: USA

Duration: 7′ 26″

Paragliding pilots Nate Scales, Nick Greece, Matt Beechinor and Gavin McClurg attempt a bivvy line from Hurricane Ridge, Utah to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Filmed by Michael Paul Jones and Jeremy Canon with RED Epic cameras, human flight has never been captured in such a dramatic way and inspiring way. Come along for the ride at 18,000 feet as the pilots are stymied by frustrating weather but find their love and passion for flight grows even deeper. A Banff Mountain Film Finalist.

Awards:

Explorers Award, Coldsmoke Awards
Banff Mountain Film Festival Finalist
Flathead Film Festival Finalist
Coupe Icare Finalist
Sheffield Adventure Film Finalist
Torello Mountain Film Finalist
Vancouver International Mountain Film Finalist

Himalayan Odyssey

May 17, 2015 | Oficial Secction 2015

Director: Rafique Shaikh

Country: India

Duration: 52′

This is a 52 minutes documentary film on an epic paragliding expedition, shot in the great Himalayas.
A story of true courage & inspiration. Seven pilots who flew unsupported to the remote corners of the Himalayas seen in the film.
A touching story of friendship and determination, ego and survival, begins to unfold in a 48 day expedition from Dharamsala to Sikkim over 1300 KMs in India, where the boundaries of human flight is pushed into redefining newer heights.