Learning to Fly Documentary Movie

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Learning to Fly Documentary Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: A former competitive runner turned photographer embarks on a journey to document the world’s toughest ultra marathons, confronting her complex past and reclaiming her love of racing, as she captures the triumphs and struggles of some of the world's best endurance runners.

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00:00Sing to the bottom.

00:02All right, let's have you cross your arms.

00:04Should I look towards me for a second?

00:06Three, two...

00:11When I first decided I was going to pursue photography full-time,

00:15Bring your head down.

00:16The one piece of advice that I got was,

00:19take a part of your life.

00:22Running, it's something that I've carried with me since I was a kid,

00:26and backbone to who I am.

00:28We knew right away that you were something.

00:31I didn't live the most normal childhood,

00:34which just meant that what my mom couldn't control in her life,

00:37she decided to control me.

00:39She wanted to punish you by not letting you run.

00:42You were dealing with a lot of stuff,

00:45and I'm glad that your addiction was running.

00:48You're a survivor.

00:51Being able to decide that I was going to take one passion and another

00:55and combine it seemed pretty organic.

00:58It's something I understand.

01:01It's a language I understand.

01:03It's people I understand.

01:05I can't help but think to myself,

01:07is it physically possible for me to endure an ultra?

01:10I had to get my toenail removed a couple days ago.

01:14I love not having toenails for races.

01:16Really?

01:17It's better.

01:18Okay.

01:19There does seem to be some common thread with ultrarunners.

01:23The first athlete that I wanted to spend time with was Jim Wopsley.

01:28He's widely considered one of the best ultrarunners of all time.

01:32I'm naturally a bit of a recluse, but running has always been a way to connect with people.

01:40He's been a game changer in how people approach these hundred mile races.

01:45An ultramarathon is a hundred miles long,

01:48sometimes climbing more than Mount Everest in elevation.

01:51They're doing these crazy races and we get to toe the line with them.

01:57It's like you get to go play basketball with Jordan.

02:00I'm starting to realize how beautiful it is just to get to the starting line alone.

02:06The fear of failure is what holds so many of us back from attempting to do things we've never tried.

02:15It's wild to think where I might be in life if I hadn't found running,

02:20and also how many other athlete stories started there.

02:24Running is for me like freedom.

02:29I'm hoping that these athletes help me answer questions I have about my own story as a runner.

02:36These athletes have taught me winning a race is far from the point of running one.

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