Around the world in 430 days despite Corona
Dresden film agency ravir film accompanies extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann for a documentary on his triathlon around the world
On November 29, 2021, extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann returned to Munich after his triathlon around the world, where he had started 14 months earlier. During this time Deichmann swam through the Adriatic Sea, cycled 20,000 kilometers from Dubrovnik to Vladivostok and ran across Mexico. The route of 120 marathons. As the first person in the world. A total of 40,000 km - alone and without assistance.
Not completely alone, however. Because he was accompanied again and again by a team from the film agency ravir film from Dresden, which shot a documentary about Deichmann's world record. And this has been a major challenge in times of a global pandemic. “Due to Corona and the associated travel restrictions, Jonas had to repeatedly change the route he originally planned with us. That made organizing the trips incredibly difficult for us. " reports Uwe Nadler, founder and managing director of ravir film. The film was shot in Munich, Dubrovnik, Istanbul, Vladivostok, Tijuana, Cancún and Lisbon, among others. “Jonas waited almost two months for a visa to enter Russia. When it finally got there, we only had two weeks to get a film crew there. Since we were not allowed to enter the country ourselves due to the entry restrictions, we had to organize cameramen with a Russian passport for the shooting on site.
In the end, both Deichmann and ravir film achieved their goal despite all the difficulties. The last interview with Deichmann took place in Berlin last week and all the pictures for the film have been shot. Post-production of the documentary called “Vale la Pena” is now starting for ravir film and is expected to be released in cinemas in April. Before that, there will be a cinema tour in over 100 cities with Jonas Deichmann. Incidentally, partners are still being sought for both this and the documentation.
Not completely alone, however. Because he was accompanied again and again by a team from the film agency ravir film from Dresden, which shot a documentary about Deichmann's world record. And this has been a major challenge in times of a global pandemic. “Due to Corona and the associated travel restrictions, Jonas had to repeatedly change the route he originally planned with us. That made organizing the trips incredibly difficult for us. " reports Uwe Nadler, founder and managing director of ravir film. The film was shot in Munich, Dubrovnik, Istanbul, Vladivostok, Tijuana, Cancún and Lisbon, among others. “Jonas waited almost two months for a visa to enter Russia. When it finally got there, we only had two weeks to get a film crew there. Since we were not allowed to enter the country ourselves due to the entry restrictions, we had to organize cameramen with a Russian passport for the shooting on site.
In the end, both Deichmann and ravir film achieved their goal despite all the difficulties. The last interview with Deichmann took place in Berlin last week and all the pictures for the film have been shot. Post-production of the documentary called “Vale la Pena” is now starting for ravir film and is expected to be released in cinemas in April. Before that, there will be a cinema tour in over 100 cities with Jonas Deichmann. Incidentally, partners are still being sought for both this and the documentation.