Skywalkers: A Love Story is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Jeff Zimbalist and co-directed by Maria Bukhonina, and produced by Zimbalist, Bukhonina, Tamir Ardon, and Chris Smith. It is about rooftopping as it follows Russian couple Angela Nikolau and Vanya Beerkus.[3][4][5]
| Skywalkers: A Love Story | |
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| Directed by |
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| Starring | Ivan Beerkus Angela Nikolau |
| Cinematography | Renato Serrano Pablo Rojas Ivan Beerkus Angela Nikolau |
| Edited by | Alannah Byrnes Jeff Zimbalist |
| Music by | Jacques Brautbar Tereza Dos Santos Costa |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release dates | [2] |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
editRelease
editSkywalkers: A Love Story premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[6] A few days later, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the documentary.[7] The film was released on Netflix on July 19, 2024.[8]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of 58 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Blending romance with vertiginous thrill-seeking, Skywalkers: A Love Story is a documentary of truly dizzying proportions."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Horton, Adrian (2024-01-19). "'Our full potential is on the other side of fear': a vertigo-inducing look at 'rooftopping'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 27, 2024). "Netflix Lands Sundance Docu 'Skywalkers: A Love Story'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (2024-01-19). "'Skywalkers: A Love Story' Review: Exhilarating Doc Takes Relationship Issues to New Heights". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2024-01-19). "'Skywalkers: A Love Story' Review: A Thrilling, Vertigo-Inducing Documentary That Scales the Heights of Fear and Devotion". Variety. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Schager, Nick (2024-01-19). "The 'Skywalkers' Who Fell in Love While Risking Death 'Rooftopping'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy. "'Skywalkers: A Love Story', 'Thelma' among handful of acquisition titles sparking early Sundance buzz". Screen. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr (27 January 2024). "Netflix Lands Sundance Docu 'Skywalkers: A Love Story'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 27, 2024). "Netflix Lands Sundance Docu 'Skywalkers: A Love Story'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "Skywalkers: A Love Story". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Skywalkers: A Love Story". Metacritic. Retrieved August 20, 2024.