Fly

The documentary “Fly” brings us into the world of BASE jumpers: people who jump off very high places. It’s filled with stunning images of some of the world’s most beautiful mountains and canyons and heart-stopping GoPro footage that takes us into the air with the jumpers. It’s sometimes thrilling and sometimes horrifying as we see and hear terrible accidents. BASE stands for the four categories of places you can jump off: buildings, antennas, spans (bridges), and Earth (cliffs).Director. Christina Clusiau. Shaul Schwarz.

Fly doesn’t shy away from the difficult potential consequences of this sport. People are critically hurt and die, and the filmmakers Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau approach this knowledge of mortality by asking several of their subjects what they would say if they were to die during the filming of this movie.Grade: B+. Check out more of Abe Friedtanzer’s articles. Fly makes its world premiere in the Documentary Spotlight section at the 2024 SXSW Film and TV Festival and will be released by National Geographic Films.