AFIN International Film Festival

Documentary Short

Soul Flyers - A wingsuit trip in Reunion Island

Directed by Thibault Gachet

AFIN 2024 Finalist

  • 2024
  • 18m
  • France
  • English, French
  • G
  • Outdoor Sports Movie
  • Aerial Sports Movie
  • Extrem Sports Movie
View My AFIN →

Stills

2 frames

Part of this film's cast or crew? Let us know to add or correct credits, genres or details. Filmmaker sign-in opens with the claim email at Awards Night, 19 September 2026.

Credits

Written by

Produced by

Synopsis

20 years after the creation of the first-generation Soul Flyers team by Reunion Island native Loïc Jean-Albert, new-generation team members Fred Fugen and Vincent Cotte return to the island where it all began, to keep the Soul Flyers spirit alive.

Preview on Film Freeway in 4K stereo format. Available in DCP flat 4K 5.1 format. Also available in french original version.

What makes this one special

  • Australian PremiereThe filmmaker tells us this is where it happens
  • 19 awards at other festivalsDestination Unknown Film Festival · High Five Festival · London Global Film Awards and 16 more
  • Programmed at 31 other festivalsAcross 15 countries

Also selected at

19 awards, 1 finalist placing, 11 official selections across 31 other festivals

  1. WinnerDestination Unknown Film FestivalAward winner · Voss, Norway · 2024
  2. WinnerHigh Five FestivalAward winner - Best Summer Short Movie · Annecy, France · 2024
  3. WinnerLondon Global Film AwardsAward winner - Best Cinematography · London, United Kingdom · 2024
  4. WinnerSamhainBaucogna International Film FestivalAward winner - Best Short Documentary · 2024
  5. WinnerAnatolia International Film FestivalAward winner - Best Documentary Film · Istanbul, Turkey
  6. WinnerAthens International Monthly Art Film FestivalHonorable Mention - Best documentary · Athens, Greece
  7. WinnerCanadian Cinematography AwardAward winner - Best Aerial Cinematography · Toronto, Canada
  8. WinnerCanadian Cinematography AwardAward winner - Best Documentary Cinematography · Toronto, Canada
  9. WinnerCannes World Film FestivalAward winner - Best Sports Film · Cannes, France
  10. WinnerCaravan International Film FestivalAward winner - Best Documentary · Kolkata, India
  11. WinnerGolden Bridge İstanbul Short Film FestivalBest Documentary Film · Istanbul, Turkey
  12. WinnerImagination Film International FestivalAward winner - Best Documentary · India
  13. WinnerIndian Independent Film FestivalAward winner - Best Short Documentary
  14. WinnerMegaFlix Film AwardsAward winner - Best Short Documentary · Gloucester, United Kingdom
  15. WinnerMonza Film FestivalAward winner - Best sport inspirational - BiMonthly Winner · Monza, Italy
  16. WinnerReale Film FestivalAward winner - Best film - BiMonthly Award · Milano, Italy
  17. WinnerRed Movie AwardHonorable Mention - Best documentary · Reims, France
  18. WinnerSout Pacific Film FestivalAward winner - Best action short · Christchurch - Wellington - Auckland - Nelson, New Zealand
  19. WinnerSweden Film AwardsAward winner - Best Cinematography Documentary Film
  20. FinalistSymbiotic Film FestivalFinalist best editing · Kiev, Ukraine
  21. SelectionBanff Mountain film and book festivalOfficial Selection · Banff, Canada · 2024
  22. SelectionFestival du film d'aventure de la RéunionOfficial Selection · Île de la Réunion, Réunion · 2024
  23. SelectionIcare du Cinéma : 42ème Festival International du Film AérienOfficial Selection · Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet, France · 2024
  24. SelectionIndo Dubai International Film FestivalOfficial Selection · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2024
The remaining 7 festivals
  1. SelectionMarina Del Rey Film FestivalOfficial Selection · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  2. SelectionAuguri Film FestivalOfficial Selection · Turin, Italy
  3. SelectionEho Mountain Film FestivalOfficial Selection · Skopje
  4. SelectionHollywood Independant Film FestivalOfficial Selection · Hollywood, United States
  5. SelectionInternational Festival of Outdoor FilmsOfficial Selection · Ostrava, Czech Republic
  6. SelectionSnow Leopard Film Festival (WLIFF)Official Selection · Stockholm, Sweden
  7. SelectionXplore Film FestivalOfficial Selection · Bourg Saint Maurice, France

Recorded by the filmmaker on their entry.

Director's Biography

Thibault Gachet, filmmaker portrait provided to AFIN. Thibault Gachet Director

As a mountain's child, born in the Alps, and a specialist in extreme sports films, particularly aerial sports, I've been directing, filming and editing films for Soul Flyers for over 10 years, as well as for the mountain (skiing), mountain bike and cycling (Tour de France), motor sports (aerobatic aircraft, motocross) and water sports (Route du Rhum) sectors.

AFIN 2026

The festival opens in 4 days

Screening 1 at Dendy Cinemas Portside, Brisbane

Screening tickets Read the guide

↑↓ navigate · Enter open · Esc close