With a feature length fine cut in hand, all we need now are funds to gather remaining arhcival materials and to finish editing.
Information
- Release Date:
- TBD
- Genre:
- Documentary (History/Aviation/WWII)
- Studio:
- Independent
FDR's Secret Air Force Found a boatload of great footage at the National Archives. Phew! That's going to save us a few grand...
FDR's Secret Air Force The film is in need of finishing funds - less than $50K mind you - so please direct any and all 'Angels' with an interest in aviation and history to the site. Thanks! --JFS
FDR's Secret Air Force Vetting all that archival footage. Photos just about complete. Film is mostly accounted for, but 1 major hurdle looms. Oh, and then there's that 'funding' issue to pay for those footage houses that feel history is a 'profit center'.
FDR's Secret Air Force Interesting tidbit for today: Tom Fontana (Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street) contacted me today to see a copy of the "FDR" rough-cut. Interesting because Tom is also an avid documentary fan who occasionally gets behind something he believes in.
FDR's Secret Air Force Article at RealScreen on my contact at TVF, a distributor interested in "FDR's Secret Air Force".
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FDR's Secret Air Force Looking to finalize "FDR" script in the next week or so. Then it's on to international sales deal and shopping for a domestic broadcaster.
FDR's Secret Air Force Industry feedback good so far. Looking forward to Africa and history experts' feedback at Cornell's "Re-Evaluating Africa and WWII" this week. A screener is also on its way to London for review by a highly respected international distribution company that requested a copy.
FDR's Secret Air Force Fine Cut is almost ready. Narration track is in, Music will be in by Wednesday. Just need to add animated maps, animate 2 Churchill letters, and put in Jack Squire clips and it's done. Hoping Friday or early next week at the latest!
FDR's Secret Air Force Finally got David Hartman's voice on this. Much better now!
FDR's Secret Air Force
Producer John Schwally will be appearing on the Heritage Radio Network's "Q Report" this Sunday (Aug 16) at 1:00pm to discuss progress on "FDR's Secret Air Force". Check it out at: http://www.heritageradionetwork.com/prog
FDR's Secret Air Force Cornell and Rutgers Universities have invited us to present the film at their second annual joint conference "Re-Evaluating Africa and WWII" at Cornell University in September.
FDR's Secret Air Force Long lost personal films of PAA pilot John "Jack" Squire discovered in pristine condition! Working on obtaining prints for FDR's Secret Air Force.
