Urban Explorers

Urban Explorers: Conquering Skyscrapers

The allure of the city's summit, the silent hum from dizzying heights, the adrenaline rush of defying gravity—this is the world of Vadim Roofer Makhorov and Vitaly Raskalov, the daredevil duo at the heart of our action documentary, Urban Explorers. This film is more than just a compilation of breathtaking stunts; it's an intimate portrait of two individuals who have turned urban exploration into an extreme art form.

We follow Vadim and Vitaly as they scale some of the world's most iconic and forbidden skyscrapers in Hong Kong, the neon-drenched vertical city, and the sprawling, dense metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. The documentary captures not only the sheer physical danger of their climbs but also the philosophical underpinnings of their pursuit—freedom, perspective, and a unique way of interacting with urban architecture.

Our Blackship Studios crew faced immense technical and logistical challenges, employing a range of filming techniques from drones and helmet-mounted cameras to long-lens photography from adjacent buildings, all while maintaining a respectful distance to ensure the authenticity of their experience.

Safety was paramount, but so was capturing the raw, unfiltered emotion of their ascents. The film explores the legal and ethical grey areas of their actions, questioning the boundaries of public and private space in the vertical city.

Urban Explorers is a testament to human audacity and the power of a unique perspective, brought to life by a Blackship crew dedicated to pushing the envelope of documentary filmmaking to capture the world from a truly breathtaking point of view.