Bay’s Emotional Parkour Documentary ‘We Are Storror’ Receives Standing Ovation at SXSW
Michael Bay‘s “We Are Storror, his documentary feature debut, begins with a warning: “Don’t attempt anything you see here.”
The audience at SXSW, the first to see the documentary on the big screen March 8, was impressed and scared.
During the screening, the audience squirmed in their seats, gasping at the jaw-dropping stunts and shocking injuries that occurred, and ultimately. They applauded at the end as five of the seven Storror members and Bay headed backstage.
Storror’s fanbase was evident: one audience member telling them during the Q&A that watching their comradery had helped her during tough times.
Bay couldn’t be on site for any of the docu’s filming, but couldn’t turn down the directing opp. He first met the team when hiring them for his 2019 actioner, “6 Underground.”
During the Q&A, the director noted that he did not agree with the actions — trespassing, risking their lives, etc.
Bay talked about the process of making the docu and why he jumped at the chance to work with the “crazy elite athletes,” because of their skill and their ability to film themselves (sometimes with mouth cameras).
“Part of the appeal of what we do is the lack of safety, the no permissions,” Taylor said. “We can’t do it any other way. If we had harnesses on, then we’re stuntmen. That’s not Storror. We do it for real.”
