Sunshine Superman (2014)

Directed by

Marah Strauch

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Carl Boenish, a pioneer who helped create BASE jumping. It covers his life, his passion for filming freefall jumps, and his death.

inspiringadventurousbittersweetfast-pacedtriumphantpoignantpersonal

What happens

Sunshine Superman is a 2014 documentary film that depicts the life and death of Carl Boenish, an American freefall cinematographer considered the "father of BASE jumping". The film was produced and directed by Marah Strauch and produced by Eric Bruggemann. It is a co-production of Scissor Kick Films (US) and Flimmer Films, and co-producer Lars Løge (Norway). It premiered as an Opening Night film at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 4, 2014. It was released in North America by Magnolia Pictures on May 22, 2015, and later internationally by Universal Pictures. It had its North American broadcast premiere on CNN on January 17, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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