Birdman of the Karakoram Thursday, January 28, 7:30 pm
Pacific Cinematheque
GB, 2009, 65 min
Directed & Produced by Alun Hughes
Legendary paragliding pilot John Silvester takes film maker Alun Hughes on the tandem flight in the high ranges of Pakistan.
Experience the world of extreme altitude paragliding in the high ranges of Pakistan as legendary paragliding pilot John Silvester takes film maker Alun Hughes on the tandem flight to end all tandem flights. Birdman of the Karakoram demolishes any idea you may have about paragliding being about serenely floating around the sky.
Alun Hughes Alun Hughes is a producer and director, cameraman based in Wales. He specializes in adventure and adventure travel documentaries for UK and foreign networks. He produced many multi-ward winning programmes.
