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Point of No Return (2017)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Quinn Kanaly, Noel Dockstader

Synopsis

Point of No Return takes you behind the headlines of the first solar-powered flight around the world—where two courageous pilots take turns battling nature, their own crew, and sometimes logic itself, to achieve the impossible. Not just to make history, but to inspire a revolution.

Actors

André Borschberg
André Borschberg
Himself - Pilot
Bertrand Piccard
Bertrand Piccard
Himself - Pilot

Crews

Quinn Kanaly
Quinn Kanaly
Director
Noel Dockstader
Noel Dockstader
Director
Quinn Kanaly
Quinn Kanaly
Producer
Noel Dockstader
Noel Dockstader
Producer
Dave Tweedie
Dave Tweedie
Original Music Composer
Noel Dockstader
Noel Dockstader
Editor
Christie Herring
Christie Herring
Editor
Jean Kawahara
Jean Kawahara
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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