In his thrilling new documentary, director John Dower follows the improbable team of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, who, in 1999, competed against the world’s finest pilots and billionaire adventurers to become the first individuals to fly a hot air balloon around the globe nonstop. THE BALLOONISTS takes you up into the sky and around the world on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure of exploration, endurance, and human ingenuity.