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chasing ireland’s secrets from above
Jason Caldwell is an American athlete whose career From above, Ireland becomes a different world.
has been defined by a string of close misses; he could Looking down, the secrets of its natural landscape,
have played pro-baseball but suffered a career architecture, history, and human experience come
ending injury; he almost made the Olympic rowing to light in new and unexpected ways. The hidden
team but ran out of time. He’s a restless soul looking stories, memories, and the mythologies of a nation,
for a win and when he discovers a near impossible, are written into the very landscape itself. Filmed
unassisted, 3,000-mile rowing race he believes exclusively from on high using the latest drone
his stars have aligned. But can he put together a technology, this documentary series showcases
team of elite rowers capable of not just winning the Ireland, in all its splendours and secrets like never
race but also smashing the world record? When his before.
first attempt ends in despair, can he learn from his
mistakes in order to do the impossible…
genre: travel & adventure / feature doc genre: travel & adventure
format: 1 x 90’ / HD / 2021 format: 2 x 60’ / 4K / 2022
credits: Bow River Films credits: Tile Films / TG4 / Tourism Ireland
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