\n\tWe have your first look at the film in the clip above.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWith the clock ticking and pressure mounting, regional authorities, army commandos, and courageous local community members undertake dramatic risks to save the cable car passengers,\u201d notes the Sundance program. \u201cFault lines around class emerge in the process, begging the question of whose knowledge and expertise is valued and whose is instead dismissed, as well as why proper transportation infrastructure is lacking in these remote areas. Drawing from up-close drone footage, on-the-ground recordings from the assembled community of onlookers, and skillful reenactments featuring actual participants from the incident, director Mohammed Ali Naqvi constructs a riveting, unforgettable documentary thriller.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThere are \u201cno proper roads\u201d in the area where the incident took place, Naqvi explains in a Meet the Filmmaker video from Sundance. \u201cThe way people get around in the mountains is by using makeshift cable cars. And it is so dangerous.\u201d Naqvi adds he got a taste of the perils of the transport system. \u201cDuring location scouting, I did this stupid thing of taking one.\u201d His Filmmaker video shows him on board one of the cable cars, only a crisscross metal gate separating him from a steep plunge.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tA Pakistan military helicopter is dispatched in an attempt to rescue cabe car passengers.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEverWonder\/Mindhouse\/Universal Pictures Content Group<\/p>\n
\n\tThe morning of August 22, 2023, six teenagers were taking a cable car to school (a typical mode of travel) with their two fellow passengers when a high-tension coil suddenly snapped. It tipped the car sideways, which easily could have dumped them all out the side. Then began a race against time, as authorities, the military, and locals tried to devise a way to safely offload the passengers before the only remaining cable broke.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThe story is told through the rescuers who only have a few hours\u201d to pull off a miracle, Naqvi comments. \u201cThey risk it all to save these kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\u201cSky pirate\u201d Sahib Khan in \u2018Hanging By a Wire\u2019<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEverWonder\/Mindhouse\/Universal Pictures Content Group<\/p>\n
\n\tThe filmmaker describes the ad hoc first responders as \u201ca wild, mismatched bunch.\u201d One of them, Sahib Khan, was a local cable car repairman known in his community as a \u201csky pirate\u201d for his aerial exploits. Another of the rescuers, dashing Ali Swati, combined good looks, big muscles and bravery, plus helpful access to high-quality zipline equipment. Overseeing the operation \u2013 and the likely fall person if the mission went awry \u2014 was the forceful Sonia Shamroz, \u201cthe district\u2019s no-nonsense head of police.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tDirector Mohammed Ali Naqvi<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConcordia Studio<\/p>\n
\n\tNaqvi could draw from ample footage \u2013 the whole community came out to witness the attempted rescue, many recording the action with cell phones. Someone had a drone which they used to get images from inside the cable car, where the kids were crying, fearing they would not survive.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThe entire rescue played out on live television, online, on the ground, and even from inside the cable car,\u201d Naqvi recounts. \u201cWith such rich archive, we knew we had to tell this story with the scale and tension of a Hollywood action thriller, one that just happened to be a documentary.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tEverWonder Studio<\/a> and Mindhouse<\/a> co-produced with Universal Pictures Content Group. Mohammed Ali Naqvi directed, producer, and co-wrote the film. Bilal Sami served as produced and co-writer. Cinematography is by Brendan McGinty; Will Grayburn edited the film. Sven Faulconer composed the score. Executive producers include Ian Orefice, Amanda Spain, Jon Adler, Bonnie McGrath, Helen Parker, Nancy Strang, Aloke Devichand, and Arron Fellows.<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition to Thursday\u2019s world premiere, Hanging By a Wire will screen in Park City on Friday (Jan. \u00a023), as well as Jan. 29 and 30. It screens in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 24. <\/p>\n \n\tWatch a clip from Hanging By a Wire above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For over after hour, they dangled on the edge, their lives in grave jeopardy: six school kids and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251119,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,133884,133885,85,46,133886,133887,397,19830,48764],"class_list":{"0":"post-251118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-everwonder-studio","10":"tag-hanging-by-a-wire","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-mindhouse","14":"tag-mohammed-ali-naqvi","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-sundance","17":"tag-sundance-film-festival"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}