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EXCLUSIVE: Cinetic is taking nan plunge connected Freefall, a documentary task connected Vince Reffet and Fred Fugen, nan brace known arsenic “the astir celebrated aerial daredevils nan world has ever seen.”
Passion Pictures, Red Bull Studios and 1Community person tapped Cinetic to grip worldwide income of nan movie directed by Laura McGann (The Deepest Breath). The announcement comes during an highly engaged Cannes Film Festival for Cinetic, which is moving connected much than a twelve titles including Competition films Fjord, Sheep successful nan Box, Gentle Monster, The Unknown, Minotaur, and overmuch more.
“Vince and Fred dedicated their lives to pushing nan absolute limits of nan possible,” notes a merchandise connected Freefall. “Filming each measurement of their travel complete 2 decades, they evolved from young skydivers to experts successful guidelines jumping and cutting-edge jet-powered flight, transforming utmost sports into breathtaking spectacles. Over hundreds of hours of footage, they captured themselves soaring from mountaintops, skyscrapers, and aircraft. Their relentless pursuit was elemental yet seemingly impossible: to transcend quality limitations and conquer nan skies.”
The merchandise continues, “United by an unbreakable brotherhood and a shared, magnetic obsession, nan brace became world icons. They captivated millions pinch death-defying feats that blurred nan lines betwixt utmost sport, subject fiction, and capacity art. Yet, down nan adrenaline-fueled triumphs laic nan profound affectional costs of a life lived perpetually connected nan edge.”
The film, which combines “jaw-dropping archival worldly pinch profoundly friendly individual footage,” explores themes of antheral friendship, boundless ambition, love, and devastating loss. “Freefall charts nan meteoric emergence of 2 men who dared to push nan absolute limits of possibility, yet asking what happens erstwhile they scope nan breaking point—and must take betwixt sacrificing themselves for their dream, aliases letting each different go.”
The documentary is produced by Passion Pictures (Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Devil successful nan Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke), Red Bull Studios and 1Community. Producing for Passion Pictures are David Moulton, Emily Jeal, Kari Lia, and Sasha Kominsky. Executive Producers from Passion see Hamish Fergusson.
Producing for Red Bull Studios are Philipp Manderla and Georg Aschauer. Executive Producers from Red Bull Studios see Charlotte Cheung and Sebastian Burkhardt. The squad is down TIFF 2025 premiered characteristic documentary The Balloonists and nan IMAX-released movie Girl Climber. Producing for 1Community are Scott Budnick and Ameet Shukla, who astir precocious produced Nonnas for Netflix.
Freefall reteams Cinetic and Passion Pictures who collaborated connected Super/Man: The Christopher Reeves Story, nan acclaimed documentary directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui which premiered astatine Sundance and sold successful a worldwide woody to Warner Bros Discovery.
The Freefall deal was brokered by Eric Sloss, connected behalf of Cinetic, pinch Ameet Shukla of 1Community and Sebastian Burkhardt for Red Bull Studios.
