How did Giel Vlugt go from fulltime kite instructor to fulltime innovator overnight? Take a look behind the scenes and hear what goes on in the mind of one of kitesurfing's most competitive athletes.

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Thank you to Makani Beach Club and Core Kiteboarding for believing in BAKL’s vision for this sport and making this production possible!

Production:
Thank you to our fantastic production team for pulling off this project. Special mention must be given to Michal Jagniatkowski from Nonoise Media for his fantastic editing, film work, and huge backcatalog from years of working with The Big Air Kite League.

We would love to hear from you! Please email Mike at [email protected] if you'd like to get in touch.

CREDITS:

Directed by: Nadia Negm and Michael Mac Donald
Produced by: The Big Air Kite League, Michael Mac Donald
Director of photography: Nonoise Media
Editor: Nonoise Media
Assistant Editor: Matthew Bosworth Smith
Colour grading: Nonoise Media
Score: Nonoise Media
Sound: Paperklip
Production designer: Jasmine Cho
Interviews: Nadia Negm
Motion graphics: fullhd.co.za
Thank you to Michi's kite repairs

Starring:
Adrian Kerr
Andrea Principi
Angely Bouillot
Beto Gomez
Cohan van Dijk
Evan Klijn
Giel Vlugt
Hannah Whiteley
Janek Grzegorzewski
Jasmine Cho
Jett Bradshaw
Johanna Disdier
Lewis Crathern
Liam Whaley
Lorenzo Casati
Luca Ceruti
Marc Jacobs
Mikaili Sol
Michael Mac Donald
Nathalie Lambrecht
Nick Jacobsen
Oswald Smith
Pippa van Iersel
Ruben Lenten
Stig Hoefnagel
Zara Hoogenraad

Additional riding footage provided by:
Andy Troy
Colin Colin Carroll
Core Kiteboarding
Evan Klijn
Hannah Whiteley
Janek Grzegorzewski
Jett Bradshaw
Julien Leleu
Kyle Cabano
Lewis Crathern
Lorenzo Casati
Luca Ceruti
Marc Jacobs
Mikail Sol
Mystic
Nathalie Lambrecht
Pippa Van Iersel
Ruben Lenten
Stig Hoefnagel
Tom Seager

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