The Road to KL | Prime & Fire Selects
- 9 years ago
A film by Dave Robson in partnership with Prime & Fire Selects, Talenthouse and BFI Future Film.
A one-off documentary exploring the world of base-jumping and its community of jumpers. To the average individual, the idea of jumping off the top of a tower seems ridiculous, however base-jumping’s appeal has increased so much globally over the last few years with the aid of the internet. This short film is focused on 24 year old base-jumper Sam Hardy, as he prepares himself for the KL Tower International Jumping event, the biggest base-jumping event in the world located in Malaysia.
With more than 200 lives claimed, this extreme sport is a sport where participants are constantly reminded of the dangers they face but Sam doesn’t allow the morbid nature of the sport to discourage him, instead he prefers to use the mistakes of his peers as lessons to ensure he continues to live his dream for as long as possible. The documentary will reveal the true costs of being committed to this sport. The financial and social hardships that only participants can truly understand, ‘The Road To KL’ sheds light on the sacrifices that come hand-in-hand with base jumping. A combination of observational documentary filming and action camera footage gives you the experience to ride with the jumpers as they put their lives on the line in the hopes of living out their dreams.
Prime & Fire Selects, in association with Factory Media, is an annual film competition giving up-and-coming filmmakers the funds and support to create short human-interest documentaries within the realms of action sports.
A one-off documentary exploring the world of base-jumping and its community of jumpers. To the average individual, the idea of jumping off the top of a tower seems ridiculous, however base-jumping’s appeal has increased so much globally over the last few years with the aid of the internet. This short film is focused on 24 year old base-jumper Sam Hardy, as he prepares himself for the KL Tower International Jumping event, the biggest base-jumping event in the world located in Malaysia.
With more than 200 lives claimed, this extreme sport is a sport where participants are constantly reminded of the dangers they face but Sam doesn’t allow the morbid nature of the sport to discourage him, instead he prefers to use the mistakes of his peers as lessons to ensure he continues to live his dream for as long as possible. The documentary will reveal the true costs of being committed to this sport. The financial and social hardships that only participants can truly understand, ‘The Road To KL’ sheds light on the sacrifices that come hand-in-hand with base jumping. A combination of observational documentary filming and action camera footage gives you the experience to ride with the jumpers as they put their lives on the line in the hopes of living out their dreams.
Prime & Fire Selects, in association with Factory Media, is an annual film competition giving up-and-coming filmmakers the funds and support to create short human-interest documentaries within the realms of action sports.