lift_ DVD

An award-winning extreme paragliding documentary following twin brothers, Timothy and Anthony Green, around the world as they challenge themselves to new heights. Their ambition to share the sport of paragliding leads them to capture breathtaking scenery behind their heart stopping acrobatic feats.

"What has been described as skydive acrobatics, the "Acrotwins" have launched themselves off the world's highest mountains, bridges, towers and even construction cranes, treating spectators on the ground to a dizzying display of rolls, twists and turns." Placer Sentinal, 2009

The 30-minute short documents the lifestyle of acrobatic paragliders using one of a kind footage from the pilot's perspective. The twins take the audience on a whirlwind journey of their adventures, from the US to Europe.

• Language(s): English
• Duration: 29 minutes
• Format: NTSC (All Regions) (DVD-R)
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9
• Cast: Pal TAKATS, Hans PRUNARETTY, Mike STEEN, Carson KLIEN, Timothy and Anthony GREEN

Reviews...

Cross Country Magazine

The Green brothers, AKA the ‘Acro Twins’ take you on a whirlwind tour of the world of the professional acro pilot.

Hopping from Europe to America and back again the film captures fantastic footage of some of paragliding’s most impressive stunts. Headfirst launches from bridges, acro shows, D-bags from paramotors and speedflying all star in a para-stunt extravaganza, but are all out shone by a headfirst launch from a crane perched high on a Parisian skyscraper.

The Green brothers have excelled in this, their first DVD release, a film that knits fantastic acro footage together with two endearing characters into an engaging story.

Placer Sentinel, 2 January 2008

Auburn's 'Acro Twins' Reach New Heights 

by Cheri March

Former Lake-of-the-Pines residents Anthony and Timothy Green return to the foothills to share their adventures on the big screen

Paragliding is considered the simplest form of flying, relying on hot air currents rather than engines or fuel. Riders attach a harness to an inflatable canopy and launch themselves by foot or boat, though the Greens have also been known to push off with skis.

"It's one of the safest forms of flying there is," says Phil Green, the twins' father. "But what they do is not ...I have too many gray hairs."

Some of the brothers' more jaw-dropping-albeit carefully calculated-stunts involve D-bags, or leaps off other gliders, and flicks, in which a paraglider "flicks" a base jumper off his canopy, as well as their famous synchronized rolls and spins, some that exert three or four G-forces.

Timothy dreamed up the concept for "Lift" while producing a film of his first D-bag in Northern California.

"I came to the dilemma of a lack of content so I delved into the footage library that my brother and I had built over the last four years," he says. "I realized there were so many incredible images that only we'd seen, thus the true concept of 'Lift' was born-to share our world with those around us."

While still mostly unheard of in the U.S., paragliding is mainstream in Europe-prompting the brothers to move to France, where hundreds of gliders can be witnessed floating above alpine lakes on a good weather day.

Awards:

• Public's Choice
  Festival Internacional De Cine Del Aire
  El Yelmo, Spain
• Best Sports Film
  Tiberon International Film Festival
  Tiberon Ca, USA
• World Tour Official Selection
  Adventure Film Festival
  Bolder Co, USA