When a YouTube video of Alexandru Duru's hoverboard flight goes viral, the young engineer sets a Guinness World Record and achieves the recognition he desires. But fame and fortune don't come easily. Often mocked and ostracized (until they achieve their goal), inventors see the world in a distinct way. Duru is no different. The son of Romanian immigrants, he's driven by a desire to achieve the impossible—and to cash in. Exploring the banality of Duru's trial-and-error efforts, director Bogdan Stoica is an artistic risk-taker worthy of his subject. He allows contemplative scenes to develop in real-time with immaculate framing; a natural tension builds as we witness Duru strapping the equivalent of high-speed lawn mower blades to his feet. Avoiding the temptation to sensationalize and thus trivialize his subject, Stoica reveals a rich story about immigration, settlement and the human desire to transcend our physical confines. -Alexander Rogalski (Hot Docs Film Festival)
Elstree 1976
2015
6.1/10
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
6.2/10
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
7.1/10
Above Majestic
2018
7.5/10
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006
6.8/10
Sidney
2022
7.6/10
The Class of ‘92
2013
7.1/10
Cameraperson
2016
6.7/10
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
7.0/10
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince
1978
6.6/10
High School
1969
7.3/10
Wormwood
2017
6.9/10
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
6.8/10
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
7.1/10
One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper
2015
5.9/10
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013
6.9/10
The Matrix Revisited
2001
6.8/10
Being James Bond
2021
7.8/10
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
7.2/10
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
7.2/10
The Singularity
2012
7.5/10
