# #SKYKING (2026)

> A tense nonfiction portrait of an airport worker whose desperate act in the sky exposes the human costs of mental health struggles and economic precarity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7545501

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Patricia E. Gillespie
- Cast: Richard Russell
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39368489/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: tense, harrowing, empathetic, serious documentary night, true crime viewing

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