Chasing the Jetstream
Chasing the Jetstream

Chasing the Jetstream

2019  | 58 minutes  |   |   
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  • Director: Claudio von Planta
  • Cast: Marc Hauser, Anne Richards
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Would you risk your life to save the world? Record-holding skydiver Mike Hauser wants to become the first man to plunge into a hurricane force jet stream at over 8,000 meters. His ambition has a noble intent - he wants to prove that one could harness the power of the jet stream to solve the global energy crisis. Are his goals realistic or is he a mad man on a dangerous mission?

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