Twenty Seconds of Joy

Plot Summary

“20 seconds of joy” is the culmination of five years of drama, emotion, tragedy and euphoria, tied to the life of B.A.S.E. jumper and freeskiing legend Karina Hollekim. The 31-year-old Norwegian is only recently on her feet again after a near-death experience at the 2006 Red Bull Vertigo. The film, “20 seconds of joy” captures all the build-up, the horror and the heartbreak of Karina’s dice with death, along with a liberal sprinkling of the trials and tribulations she has encountered through her spectacular young life.