The End Of The Line

Something about slack-lining or wire-walking has always intrigued me. What compels people to hoist themselves up hundreds of feet into the air to walk across a wire? What is it they think about when they’re up there?

My research led me to the slack line community in Cape Town, South Africa: an extremely interesting and enigmatic bunch. They spoke at length, often philosophically; about the emotions experienced when being up there “on the line”. For some, it was a transportative and lucid experience that would conjure nostalgic childhood memories. Others would speak about the heightened physical experience of being up in the air, and the exposure to the elements.

Special thanks to Charmaine and Rob Kritzinger, Andy Alexander, Burghen Siebert and Jeff Van Breda for welcoming me into the SA slackline community.

THE END OF THE LINE

A ROBOT + FAMILIA CO-PRODUCTION

DIRECTOR - SASHINSKI
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - LIAM JOHNSON
PRODUCER - STEPHAN HAMBSCH
PRODUCTION MANAGER - GODFREY MATSIKA
PRODUCTION COMPANY - ROBOT SA + FAMILIA
DOP - DEON VAN ZYL
BOLEX OPERATOR - CHARLIE HERRANZ
EDITOR - PUFFINS
OFFLINE PRODUCER - ED HOADLEY
EDIT HOUSE - TEN THREE
COLOURIST - JOSEPH BICKNELL
POST PRODUCER - CHLOE SAUNDERS
POST HOUSE - CHEAT
SOUND DESIGNER - ALEX BINGHAM
SOUND PRODUCER - MATEJ ORESKOVIC
AUDIO HOUSE - MACHINE SOUND
SOUND RECORDIST - MUSTAFA BAL
VO ARTIST - MICHAEL LINDALL
TITLES - PETE HAWKES
COMPOSER - BRENDAN VOID
COPYWRITER - OMID AMIDI
REPRESENTATION - JESS JOURNO @ FAMILIA
CAST - ANDY ALEXANDER

SPECIAL THANKS Billy Mead, Jess Journo, Charmaine Kritzinger, Robbie Kritzinger

Cast: SASHINSKI