THE FILM

Soaring at 28,000 feet without a drop of fuel, nothing is predictable. Not the weather, not the technology. And certainly not the fate of a man, alone for five days in a fragile, first-of-its-kind aircraft with nothing but ocean below.

Point of No Return takes you behind the headlines of the first solar-powered flight around the world—where two courageous pilots take turns battling nature, their own crew, and sometimes logic itself, to achieve the impossible. Not just to make history, but to inspire a revolution.

Creative partners for over a decade, filmmakers Noel Dockstader and Quinn Kanaly tell thought-provoking, impactful stories about science, history and exploration. When they learned of Solar Impulse’s audacious zero-fuel flight, they knew it had the potential to be one of the most important pioneering adventures of our time—and they felt compelled to capture it.

Over 10 months, Noel and Quinn found themselves on opposite sides of the world, tracking the unfolding drama both on the tarmac and at mission control—connected only by their cell phones and a shared vision for Point of No Return.

The psychiatrist and the engineer. On the surface, pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg couldn’t be more different. But through hardship, conflict, and incredible risks, the two men staked their lives on Solar Impulse and forged a powerful bond. Their partnership ensured that each man, on their own in the air for days at a time, was never truly alone.

Though the cockpit of the Solar Impulse has room for only one person, it carries on its historic flight the hearts and hopes of more than 120 scientists, experts and engineers.

Friendship, respect and an unshakable belief in the potential of clean energy helps this extraordinary crew stick together through a decade’s worth of technological setbacks and triumphs, sacrifices and delays. Charged with keeping two pilots alive and an experimental plane on course and in the air, their tireless hard work fuels the mission. And it just might change our world.

As light as a family car, with the wingspan of a 747. Solar Impulse is a marvel of aeronautical engineering. And a dangerous gamble.

Its delicate frame could snap in two. Its custom tech could fail mid-flight. Its batteries could die in cloud cover or darkness. A thousand miscalculations could ground Solar Impulse before it reaches its goal. But for the team behind this revolutionary aircraft, the message—and the hope it carries to a world facing an environmental crisis—is well worth the risk.