Hi, /r/movies! We are Jeff Zimbalist and Maria Bukhonina, Co-Directors of the upcoming documentary ‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’. It has played at many festivals (including Sundance) and will be released in IMAX theaters tomorrow, before releasing on Netflix globally next Friday 7/19. AMA!

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Hi r/movies, we're here to answer any questions you may have, so ask away! We will be back live in a few hours (around 5:00 PM EST) to answer. Please check out doc in theaters or Netflix if you're interested.

LOGLINE: Part romance, part thriller, this film follows a daredevil couple as they take their relationship to terrifying new heights in a wild scheme to climb the world’s second-highest skyscraper and perform a death-defying stunt on the spire.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jA1KpESAqk

BIOS: Jeff Zimbalist is a multi-Emmy and Peabody winning filmmaker most known for IDA and Tribeca Film Festival winner FAVELA RISING (HBO), Emmy winner and Cannes Film Festival favorite THE TWO ESCOBARS (ESPN, Disney), Emmy and Tribeca Film Festival winner MOMENTUM GENERATION (HBO, Universal), PELÉ; BIRTH OF A LEGEND (Magnolia, Universal), the Emmy winning series REMASTERED (Netflix), Emmy nominated THE LINE (Apple), Emmy nominated 11 MINUTES (Paramount+), Emmy winning SUPER LEAGUE; WAR FOR FOOTBALL (Apple), Sundance and Tribeca festival favorite INVISIBLE BEAUTY (Magnolia), and currently in theaters HOW TO COME ALIVE with Norman Mailer (Kino Lorber, Zeitgeist).

Maria Bukhonina is an American filmmaker originally from Siberia. Her producing credits include BOOZE TRAVELER (Travel Channel), HEIST and WE ARE CHAMPIONS (Netflix), the EMMY nominated series WHY WE FIGHT (ESPN), the EMMY winning spot for the 100th OLYMPICS, the Emmy winning series THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FOOTBALL with Trevor Noah (Showtime) and a new SIMONE BILES RISING series (Netflix). SKYWALKERS: A LOVE STORY is her co-directing debut.

LINK FOR IMAX SHOWTIMES/INFO: https://www.imax.com/movie/skywalkers-a-love-story-the-imax-experience

RELEASE INFO: XYZ Films will release the film in select IMAX theaters for one-week only beginning July 12th before releasing globally on Netflix July 19th.

SOCIALS;
@JeffZimbalist @tripping_maria @skywalkerslovestory

We're so grateful to everyone so far who's supported this hair-brained idea and helped turn it into a global phenomenon! Tell your friends, come see SKYWALKERS: A LOVE STORY.

THANK YOU!