Pelorus

"Pelorus is a personal story that I have grown up with. I’ve been friends with the Sigglekow family since the mid 1980’s, when Chris Sigglekow was at the height of his bungy jumping development. Now he is my father-in-law....
New Zealand Production
Short 2015 Drama 13.00 minutes
Pelorus Chris
Pelorus, Marlborough, New Zealand, 1979, a young man called Chris Sigglekow stands on the edge of a bridge. In the midst of a split with the mother of his two kids, he has become obsessed with a strange and risky idea. Chris is equipped with some roughly remembered Newtonian physics, his mate Ug, and a long elastic cord. This is the birth of modern bungy jumping.

Directors

Alex Sutherland

Producers

Rebekah Kelly
Nik Beachman

Screenplay Writers

Alex Sutherland

Cast

George Mason
Chris
Michelle Blundell
Cilla
Mark Mitchinson
Ug
Jack Bennett
Ruben
Isla Sutherland
Georgia

Crew

Marty Williams | DOP
Tom Eagles | Editor
Joseph Leary | Production Designer
Karl Sölve Steven | Composer

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