PRODUCTIONS: WORLD CHAMPIONS: MAN AGAINST BEAST

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Lodovico Prola & Gabriele Norcia

Ditta Prola

52'

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Imagine an amazing sporting competition open to all living beings on Earth. Mammals and birds, fish and insects, reptiles and amphibians… and, of course, human beings. Who would be the true champions in the different specialties? Who would score the most sensational records? Well, in such a tough and exhausting competition even the strongest human beings would end up miserably defeated. With original and spectacular techniques animals belonging to different species attain fantastic scores and unmatchable performances in disciplines executed in air, water, or
land.
The explanation for this is quite simple: The fastest runners, the champions in the high jump and long-distance running, the best swimmers among animals don’t compete for a medal, for fame or fun, but to eat, reproduce, and escape from predators. In one word, they succeed in order to survive.
Thanks to spectacular images shot in every corner of our planet, we’ll discover the holders of the best records in best known disciplines within the animal kingdom. Their mythical feats will be compared to human beings’ best sporting attempts with fast-paced images from nature juxtaposed with images of striking human athletic performances.