The Balloonists

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The Balloonists (2026)

Directed by John Dower

Documentary · 1h 26m

Follows the improbable team of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, who, in 1999, competed against the world's finest pilots and extremely wealthy adventurers to become the first individuals to fly a hot air balloon around the globe nonstop.

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Cast

Crew

Director
John Dower
Editor
David Charap
Producer
Teddy Leifer, Guy Horlock

Details

Release date
2026-05-22
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America, Austria
Production
Rise Films, Red Bull Studios, Anonymous Content