• Following its successful premiere at the Zurich Film Festival, the documentary «Aiming High – A Race Against the Limits» will be released in cinemas on 9 January 2025.
• Over a period of around two years, the film crew accompanied the local organising committee during the preparation for the Matterhorn Cervino Speed Opening, which was marked by many ups and downs.
• In personal interviews, top athletes like Marco Odermatt, Lara Gut-Behrami, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Corinne Suter, Jasmine Flury and Mauro Caviezel share their individual expectations, hopes and impressions in the run-up to the races.
• The documentary was made by Filmgerberei in collaboration with MySports and supported by Sunrise.

 

Following its successful premiere at the Zurich Film Festival last October, «Aiming High» is once again hitting the big screen to the delight of fans. From 9 January 2025, audiences at Pathé cinemas, blue cinemas and various regional cinemas will be thrilled by the emotional story and breathtaking backdrop of the Matterhorn Cervino Speed Opening. You’ll find an overview of the cinemas showing the documentary and the times here. This list will be updated on an ongoing basis.

«Following the positive response at the ZFF, we’re delighted that more people will now get to see the documentary. Right in the middle of the ski season, we’re showing the public what goes into organising an alpine ski race to enable elite athletes to compete. We’re proud to bring the first Swiss ski documentary featuring such a star-studded line-up to cinemas,» say the directing duo Alun Meyerhans and Flavio Gerber.

«The pioneering spirit of the local organising committee and an innovative project like this race are a perfect reflection of the values at Sunrise. Following the ZFF premiere, it was clear to us that we wanted to bring this captivating documentary to a wider audience in Swiss cinemas. This will allow viewers to experience first-hand just how emotional and challenging it is to organise a race of this nature and what athletes actually go through,» explains André Krause, CEO of Sunrise.

A roller-coaster ride of emotions

An emotional look behind the scenes: the 90-minute documentary takes viewers on a journey that sees them follow the organising committee from the summer of 2022 as they plan a ski race at an altitude of 3,800 metres – it was set to take place across the border between Switzerland and Italy for the first time.

The film impresses with breathtaking shots of the Valais mountain range and is defined by intense emotions like euphoria, uncertainty and powerlessness, to name a few. The documentary offers insights into the challenges of the race, which had to be cancelled in the 2022/2023 season due to a lack of snow and in 2023/2024 due to strong winds.

The documentary also focuses on the world’s leading World Cup athletes. Personal interviews and moving moments, such as the comeback and retirement of Mauro Caviezel, but also very personal moments featuring Lara Gut-Behrami or Marco Odermatt round off the film. This close personal link to the protagonists creates a captivating narrative and invites audiences to go on an emotional and thought-provoking journey.

 

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Credits

Directors Alun Meyerhans, Flavio Gerber

Screenplay Alun Meyerhans, Flavio Gerber

Executive Producers Flavio Gerber, Toby Stüssi

Producer Susanne Bucher

Directors of Photography Tom Gibbons, Jan Mettler, Silvio Gerber

Editing Christoph Gripentrog, Lea Filadoro

Music Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg

Sound Design Denis Elmaci

 

Athletes

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

Corinne Suter

Jasmine Flury

Lara Gut-Behrami

Marco Odermatt

Mauro Caviezel

 

Press release (PDF)

 

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