Boris Herrmann – Sailing on the Limit

  • Sundance

The documentary paints a close and intimate portrait of Boris Herrmann, Germany’s most successful and popular extreme sailor and follows his preparation for his second Vendée Globe – the greatest challenge in sailing!

Year

2024

Length

43 min

Director

Jan Zabeil 

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Synopsis

 

The documentary paints a close and intimate portrait of Boris Herrmann, Germany’s most successful and popular extreme sailor. For over six months, he is exclusively accompanied by a film crew during key sporting and personal moments, while he prepares for his second Vendée Globe – the toughest sailing race in the world. Never before has a documentary film depicted Boris Herrmann’s life and career so comprehensively. And never before has he shared his motivation and emotions so openly with a film crew.

Directed by
John Kantara

Camera
Chris Caliman
Gerald Gareis
Felix Greif
Dino von Wintersdorff

Sound
Lukas Röhrdanz
Sebastian Stemper
Nicolas Winkelhahn

Editing
Jens Greuner

Music
Nils Kacirek
Paul Timmich

Voiceover
Susanne Grawe

Graphics
Ezra Sefaye

Color correction
Bernie Greiner

Sound mix
Pierre Brand

Postproduction
Malte Hadeler

Archive
Pond 5
ZDF
Heike Kruse/DOP

Production Manager
Juliane Hribar (Gebrüder Beetz)
Katharina Krohmann (ZDF)

Producer
Nadine Neumann

Executive Producer
Reinhardt Beetz 

Editorial
Ann-Christin Hornberger
Katharina Finger

A production by gebrüder beetz filmproduktion
On behalf of ZDF
In cooperation with ARTE

Boris Herrmann – Sailing on the Limit
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Produced by

  • Beetz

In co-production with

  • Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg