Paragliding
This is what it feels like like to defy gravity and fly like a bird
Weightless is the new JB Chandelier production, a movie that defies gravity, filmed all around the world.
Jean-Baptiste Chandelier is a paraglider who can do incredible things while flying. In his last video project, Weightless, the French pilot shows his skills and brings us along for the ride on an amazing journey around the world, from the French Alps to the coast of South Africa, the Azores islands and the beaches of Brazil.
Sketchy landing
© Guillaume Galvani
"Imagine if you could be weightless in your daily life, flying from place to place, walking on water, skimming over the city and amongst crowds, says Chandelier. "I want to share this experience with everyone – the childhood dream of being Peter Pan, the ultimate feeling of freedom."
Two wings are better than one
© Jean-Baptiste Merendet
Chandelier is one of the pioneers of proximity flying, a paragliding discipline that requires extreme precision and allows him to fly in very tight spaces. His expertise and exactitude made the success of his previous clip Touch, released in 2014. In Weightless, Chandelier alights on the pinhead of a church spire and picks up an object while airborne.
Chandelier keeping his feet cool on a hot flight
© Jean-Baptiste Merendet
"I failed my ski instructor exam in giant slalom so many times that I quit the profession and decided to concentrate on paragliding," explains Chandelier. "Filming Weightless gave me the chance to get my own back on the giant slalom course, this time from the air!"
Enjoy the show.