La Nuit de la Glisse: Pushing The Limits Film Festival

Nuit de la glisse 2003

On land, sea and air: sport and extreme sensations. On the program, among others: Garret McNamara's fight with "Jaws", a formidable surfing spot, snowboarding with Xavier De Le Rue, three times world champion, windsurfing with Josh Angulo in Cape Verde, freefly with the parachutists of Team Babylon.

Perfect Moment - The Ultimate Round is the 4th in the Perfect Moment film series; a dream come true. Skiing, freeriding, snowboarding, windsurfing, bmx, paragliding, wingsuiting... Each rider relates his or her personal experiences through breathtaking images. The Ultimate Round recounts this unique relationship between the athlete and an exceptional environment, traveling from powder fields to the open ocean. The dynamic contact between man and nature becomes a reason to live for these atraordinary athletes who know their limits when confronted by the elements. Get to the heart of the action with the best riders in the world for an unforgettable adrenalin boost.

To the four corners of the globe, from Chamonix Mont-Blanc to French Polynesia via Châtel, the Swiss Alps, the Pyrenees and the Spanish desert of Almeria, the La Nuit de la Glisse film “Addicted to Life” showcases extraordinary feats from passionate athletes within wild, threatening natural environments. A unique encounter of the close kind with men and women who continually push their limits in extreme situations. In search of new challenges and unique sensations, they spend their lives studying their respective environment in detail. Across mountains and oceans, they bear witness to climate changes that affect the landscape and nature’s elements. From the melting snow caps to the dying coral reefs, pollution threatens to changes the backdrop of our global ecosystem.

Adrenaline can be addicting. Athletes around the world push their limits in death defying acts to get the feeling of it. Extreme sports, extreme climates.

The tale of men and women attracted by the magnetic force of unleashed elements. The team has travelled the globe to the most remote locations, from New Zealand to Pakistan to the Islands of Tahiti, bringing the latest camera technology and joined by the best atheletes in their discipline to capture on film a modern day adventure.

The film tells the story of people who engage in extreme activities in nature - in the air, on the water and in the mountains.