“Don’t Look Down” reveals the previously untold story behind Sir Richard Branson’s extraordinary, world record-breaking attempts to cross, first the Atlantic and then the Pacific, in a hot air balloon. Using Branson’s first hand account, intimate interviews with the entire team, as well as never-before-seen archival footage from inside the capsule, filmmaker Daniel Gordon captures the intensity and passion in these death defying attempts (five out of six of those who had previously attempted to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon had perished).
A dramatic journey with one of the world’s most recognizable and respected modern mavericks, “Don’t Look Down” is a story of courage, determination, despair, and ultimate triumph.
“Don’t Look Down” is directed by Daniel Gordon and is a Sundog Pictures/Passion Pictures Co-Production. Producers are Johnny Webb, John Battsek, Iris Maor, and Daniel Gordon. Executive Producers are Sam Anthony, Hugo Heppell, and Garfield Kennedy. Editing is by Andy R. Worboys with Cinematography by Nick Bennett and Danny Rohrer. Original music is by Tim Atack.
U.K./2016/94 minutes.
Not Yet Rated.
Festival Screening Dates:
- Friday, April 15 | 3:00PM | Regal Cinemas, Theater 5, Battery Park Stadium 11, 102 North End Avenue (P&I Screening)
- Tuesday, April 19 | 5:30PM | Festival Hub 6 Floor, 50 Varick Street (World Premiere – Limited press tickets available)
- Wednesday, April 20 | 1:15PM | Regal Cinemas, Theater 7, Battery Park Stadium 11, 102 North End Avenue (P&I Screening)
