CAMDEN — CIFF Selects will screen Sunshine Superman Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m. at the Camden Opera House, Elm Street/Route 1. Camden International Film Festival and the Camden Opera House, in partnership with SundanceNow Doc Club, are presenting CIFF Selects documentaries one Wednesday each month through August.

Mara Strauch’s heart-racing documentary is a portrait of Carl Boenish, father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular —and dangerous — feats of foot-launched human flight. CIFF Founder/Director Ben Fowlie will moderate a Skype Q&A with the filmmaker directly after the screening.

This nonfiction feature lets the audience experience what it feels like to jump off a cliff and walk away alive. In the freewheeling 1970s, what is now considered an extreme sport was considered simply crazy. Jumping off a building or bridge with only a few moments to release your parachute was not only seemingly illegal, it was deemed suicidal, even by many seasoned skydivers. Yet this is not a film about death. It is about the essence of life — of what it feels like, if for only a moment, to truly fly. Boenish’s story is told through a mix of his 16mm archive footage, well-crafted re-enactments and state-of-the-art aerial photography in this new release.

“We’re thrilled to bring the award-winning ‘Sunshine Superman’ to the Camden Opera House and Maine … this exhilarating film should not be missed on the big screen,” said Fowlie in a news release.

The monthly series will include select titles from the SundanceNow Doc Club, an online platform for the world’s best documentaries, including many CIFF alum, offering the Midcoast audience the chance to watch these films year-round. Future screenings will be held July 15 and Aug. 19. Q&As with filmmakers, either in person or via Skype, will follow select screenings. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased day of show at the Camden Opera House box office. For more information, visit camdenoperahouse.com. For more information about CIFF, visit camdenfilmfest.org.