Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Angel Flight: A Documentary





I recently had the honor of documenting the work of the non-profit group Angel Flight South East. They are part of the Air Charity Network, which brings together volunteer general aviation pilots to fly people in need whether it be for humanitarian or medical needs. I began this project for my documentary film making course here at the film school and I will be submitting it to the Filmanthropy competition, which gives out 12 scholarships in the amount of $10,000 for film students. I'm very pleased with the documentary I made and so I would like to share some screen shots with you to show some of the amazing visuals I was able to be a part of.

The story behind my documentary began with the introduction of myself to RJ Reed, the local Tallahassee Wing Leader for Angel Flight South East. He allowed me to tag along with him on a mission to pick up a woman, Kimber Wilson, from Decatur, AL. She had flown down from Chicago after getting a second opinion from the Cancer Treatment Center of America. We were the last flight of the day for her, which meant we were able to fly her back home to Pensacola, FL after her first trip.

It was her first time flying with Angel Flight, and she was very happy to share her experience with me in order to help get the word out about this great charity.












3 comments:

Walter L. Hollmann said...

it's a great doc. i think i smell a winner.

Anonymous said...

the stills look great, i would love to see it. maybe you could post it once you get a chance.

GA Pilot said...

I'm the pilot from the documentary and I would like to say that there are many other pilots that fly these trips with no recognition at all. I am privileged to have someone who had an interest in make a documentary that depicts exactly what Angel Flight SE and all the air charity networks do for an extra ordinary need. We look for the chance to fly for a great cause .....
RJ Reed