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"Critics’ Pick"
"GRADE A - EXHILARATING. A THRILL RIDE. One of the best docs of the year. Reminiscent of Man on Wire and Senna."
"AWE-INSPIRING. A thrill, and one that seriously rewards big-screen viewing."
"BREATHTAKING. An engrossing, thrilling documentary."
"A wonderful love story, between two people, and between a man and the art of film."
"VERTIGO-INDUCING. Captures both the awe and terror of BASE jumping and asks deeper questions about humanity’s fascination with pushing the extremes."
"SPELLBINDING. Captures the thrill of leaping out into space with the sky above and the Earth below."
"Exciting, moving, heartfelt, and above all inspiring."
"The adrenaline rush and sensational euphoria of Sunshine Superman provide the same distinctly cinematic adventure that one might have experienced behind 3D glasses during Alfonso Cuarón’s fiction film Gravity at TIFF last year. Strauch, however, frames Boenish’s extraordinary footage within a deeply philosophical context that meditates upon the rights and limits of human experience. It’s simply one of the most profound and breathtakingly life-affirming films of the year, and the scope of the theatrical experience is essential for re-creating the high Boenish feels each time he soars."
"The soaring cinematography is spectacular."
"The heart-racing portrait of BASE-jumping innovator Carl Boenish is a completely different way to get your action fix this summer."
"More vertigo-inducing scenes per capita than any other movie this year."
"Like Carl, Sunshine Superman uplifts, inspires, and moves the progression of humanity and our dreams further along."
"The footage is spectacular."
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"Weaving archival footage from Boenish daredevil-in-the-clouds short films with sweeping shots from jaw-dropping heights—including stunning aerial imagery of Norway’s famed Troll Wall—director Marah Strauch creates a tapestry of high-in-the-sky awesome that sometimes feels as though the audience is looking down on Earth via a Steadicam being operated in heaven."
"Exhilarating"
"Exhilarating"
"Unbearably suspenseful and elegiac, not only for Carl Boenish but for a crazy, candy-colored, can-do era. It’s the same combination of angelic splendor and nutty audacity that made Man on Wire so dizzying."
"Masterly debut by director Marah Strauch."
"Melds gorgeous aerial photography of Boenish’s jumps with sublime musical cues."
"Gorgeous and thrilling."
"SUNSHINE SUPERMAN has inspired me."
"Gripping."
"Sunshine Superman will leave you breathless and inspired."
"AWE-INSPIRING. SPECTACULAR LOOKING. Conveys the sheer freedom, danger and exhilaration of BASE jumping."
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EXHILARATING. BOTH UNBEARABLY SUSPENSEFUL AND ELEGAIC. A masterly debut by director Strauch. It’s the same combination of angelic splendor and nutty audacity that made “Man on Wire” so dizzying."
"Like a rock climber's "Man on a Wire," director Strauch gives the film an EXHILARATING UPLIFT of its own."
"GLORIOUS DAREDEVILRY."
"THRILLING. You may not leave Sunshine Superman wanting to emulate Carl and Jean, but you will feel like you've vicariously bonded with them."
"A spiritual sequel to Man on Wire."
"GRADE A - EXHILARATING. A THRILL RIDE. One of the best docs of the year. Reminiscent of Man on Wire and Senna."
"A GRIPPING DOCUMENTARY."
"AWE-INSPIRING. A thrill, and one that seriously rewards big-screen viewing."
"BREATHTAKING. An engrossing, thrilling documentary."
"A wonderful love story, between two people, and between a man and the art of film."
"VERTIGO-INDUCING. Captures both the awe and terror of BASE jumping and asks deeper questions about humanity’s fascination with pushing the extremes."
"SPELLBINDING. Captures the thrill of leaping out into space with the sky above and the Earth below."
"Exciting, moving, heartfelt, and above all inspiring."
ABOUT THE FILM
A heart-racing 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. Experience his jaw-dropping journey in life and love, to the pinnacle of his achievements when he and wife Jean broke the BASE jumping Guinness World Record in 1984 on the Norwegian ‘Troll Wall’ mountain range. Incredibly, within days, triumph was followed by disaster. Told through a stunning mix of Carl’s 16mm archive footage, well-crafted re-enactments and state-of-the-art aerial photography, Sunshine Superman will leave you breathless and inspired.
CAST & CREW
Directed by:Marah Strauch
Executive Producers:
Alex Gibney
Josh Braun
Dan Braun
Samantha Horley
Phil Hunt
Produced by:
Eric Bruggemann
Marah Strauch
Co-Produced by:
Lars Løge
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