I Believe I Can Fly (Flight Of The Frenchies)
Directed by: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset 2011 France 41 minutes
Showing: Saturday February 11th 2012 - Centennial Theatre
Tickets $18 online / $20 doors 
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Sunday February 12th 2012 - Pacific Cinemateque
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I Believe I Can Fly (Flight of the Frenchies) is an amazing journey into the unknown. Two friends test the boundaries of free flight and friendship as they take their passion in a totally new direction.
Join Tancrède and Julien on an incredible exploration into the world of free flight. The two friends are pioneers in ‘highlining’ - a vertiginous combination of climbing, slackline and tightrope walking. Using their skills and experience as climbers, the pair push their boundaries beyond the realms of possibility as they embark on a new evolution of their sport. We travel from the skyscrapers of Paris via Chamonix to the Verdon Gorge, and finally to the spectacular cliffs and fjords of Norway - where the pair plan to put weeks spent training to the ultimate test. Could months of planning and training really lead them to their dream of complete freedom... the freedom of flight?
Julien Millot
Born in the flattest part of France, he certainly wasn't pre-destined to climb mountains. He discovered climbing at the age of 24 and devoted all his time and energy to climbing immediately. He discovered highlining through climbing, and didn't really try much slacklining beforehand. He is always motivated by new ideas and projects, and loves mixing sports and going to different locations… nothing scares him!
Tancrède Melet
Since he was small Tancrède was introduced to lots of activities and sports - trad style climbing with a rope around his waist and belaying with the rope over the shoulder. One of his climbing friends introduced him to slacklining, and he then discovered the world of high mountains with his highlining friends which took him into an unknown world.
Seb Montaz
father, mountain guide, ski instructor, mountaineer, filmmaker. Seb got into filmmaking after filming clients working as a mountain guide on mountain excursions. He has quickly moved from producing a small internet snow report every couple of weeks on the Chamonix valley, to projects like I Believe I Can Fly. As an athlete himself, he's able to get into situations that most can't, and can accompany the people he films in what they're doing. He strives to bring people extraordinary stories about real people, shown from their point of view.