Sunshine Superman

Sunshine Superman (2015)

Documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular -and dangerous- feats of foot-launched human flight.

Erscheinungsdatum
2015-05-22
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (32)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 40 Min.
Genres
Dokumentarfilm
Regie
Marah Strauch

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

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.

Production

Contemporary portions of Sunshine Superman were filmed on location in the United States and Norway and featured interviews with friends, family, and BASE jumping colleagues of Carl Boenish. Director Marah Strauch also compiled footage from Boenish's archive which consisted of spools of 16mm aerial cinematography that amounted to 70,000 feet in length. Peter Degerfeldt provided aerial cinematography for all contemporary reenactments.

Original music was provided by Norwegian composer, KAADA. The soundtrack also included songs from the 1960s and 70's including tracks from Thunderclap Newman, The Hollies, The Sweet, and others. Producers Marah Strauch and Eric Bruggemann also served as music supervisors. The film was produced by Scissor Kick Films (US) in co-production with Flimmer Films and Lars Løge (Norway).

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