ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY

This documentary is about “Climb Without Limits,” Bonner Paddock’s expedition to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and push the limits of his body. Bonner has Cerebral Palsy, which affects his gait and his sense of balance. He is climbing the nearly 20,000 ft. peak — the world’s highest freestanding mountain — to encourage people to always push their limits and to raise money for a United Cerebral Palsy Center for Children. To find out more, go to http://www.kili.ucp-oc.org

MEET THE FILMMAKERS

Kent Bassett – Director

Dedicated to telling human stories, filmmaker Kent Bassett is thrilled to join Bonner on his inspiring journey. Bassett is a writer and director whose most recent film, The Line, follows a father and son on a different sort of trek, across the US-Mexico border and into the dangerous Arizona desert. Among the film’s honors are the American Society of Cinematographers’ prestigious Lazlo Kovacs Heritage Award, the Spirit Award at the Brooklyn International Film Festival, and the Audience Award at the San Luis Obispo Film Festival. It was an official selection at Whistler Film Festival, AFI-Dallas International Film Festival, Palm Springs Festival of Shorts, Tel Aviv Student Film Festival, and HBO’s New York International Latino Film Festival, among others. Bassett has an MFA in film production from the Dodge College at Chapman University.

Mitchell McIntire – Producer

Mitchell McIntire was born in Riverside, CA and was raised to appreciate opportunities like the one presented this coming September. He worked with Kent as Supervising Sound Editor on The Line and several other short films. He graduated from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts and is currently working in reality TV. The documentary will be his greatest and most fulfilling challenge as a filmmaker.

“Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is an amazing journey in itself. Producing a documentary about a man like Bonner Paddock climbing Kilimanjaro is life-changing.” – Mitchell McIntire

Jeff Dolen – Cinematographer

Jeff Dolen earned his BFA in film production at Chapman University School of Film and Television. Chapman named Dolen the Most Promising Undergraduate Filmmaker and awarded him the Dean’s Award of Merit for creativity, as well as the Einstein Award which is given to one student each year for excellence in filmmaking. Dolen was twice nominated for best Cinematography for his Chevy Avalanche commercial and short film Dead End, which was also nominated for Best Picture.

Dolen has served as Director of Photography on 1 feature, 30 short films, 7 commercials, and 4 music videos. These have been screened at such festivals as Cannes, Clermont-Ferrond in France, NYU International Student Festival, Florida State Festival, Bilbao, Fort Lauderdale, Cinema de Paradise Hawaii, and The Directors Guild of America.

GET INVOLVED

Want to be a part of this documentary? The budget for the film is $30,000, which covers film stock, processing, equipment rental, and craft service, among others. The filmmakers are donating their labor but we need help to pay for the expenses. If you are interested in making a donation to the documentary, you can so so easily with a credit card here. For in-kind donations, please contact Mitch at 951.966.6627. If you want to donate to Bonner’s cause — the UCP-OC Early Child Care & Education Center — visit his website.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Check out the online production schedule.

MOUNT KILIMANJARO

Learn more about the climb.