The Spirit of Flight Foundation announced that it is working on an upcoming feature film, entitled FLIGHT FOR LIFE, which is currently in development in Colorado.
The story centers around a former Army helicopter pilot turned flight instructor/parts runner, who is on the brink of life after the FAA grounds his plane for maintenance issues. The plane is his sole source of income, which is already scarce, and his wife has made the decision to leave him the same day as the plane is grounded. The pilot adds to the situation by falling off the wagon and back into a drunken state of mind, which pushes him to try and end his life. Alcohol and pills don’t work, so he decides to take his plane on one, final flight, but as he is preparing the plane to leave an uptight millennial approaches him to charter a flight to Salt Lake City, Utah. The pilot reluctantly agrees to take the passenger with him after the millennial pays a wad of cash, money the pilot thinks could be the answer to getting his wife back. However, during the flight the engine of the plane fails and they crash in the mountains of Colorado. The two have to work with each other to get out of the mountains and to a location they can be rescued in time for the millennial to get to Utah to save his father by donating a kidney. After five grueling days in the mountains they are found, thanks to a creative solution to send out a rescue signal. The millennial saves his father in time, and the pilot discovers he knows the father from a helicopter rescue mission in Afghanistan, years earlier. The entire situation gets the pilot to reconsider his life on earth, a life worth living.
The Spirit of Flight Foundation will be working with Veterans who will work behind the camera in various departments, such as camera, grip, art, and the director’s team.
“Twenty two veterans a day take their life,” says Meryem Ersoz, the co-writer and director of the FLIGHT FOR LIFE movie. “The message of this film is that life is better with you in it.”
By partnering with the non-profit Spirit of Flight Foundation, the filmmakers will be able to place veterans on the film crew through tax-deductible donations. “This film is a good fit for our dual mission of preserving aviation history and honoring military veterans,” said Gordon R. Page, producer and host of the TV Show CHASING PLANES, who is also the Founder and President of the Spirit of Flight Foundation. “I co-wrote the story, which is close to my heart, and I am excited to help produce this important film.” The Spirit of Flight Foundation will be providing a wrecked Cessna 210 airplane for the production.
Funding of the movie is being done with tax-deductible donations and will help to establish a new, repeatable model for employing veterans in film in Colorado. The filmmakers have set a goal of adding at least 5 trained veterans to their 30-person crew, but they hope to be able to do more, if their community outreach through the Spirit of Flight Foundation is successful.
Filming of the FLIGHT FOR LIFE movie is scheduled for the Fall of 2021, with the entire production shot on location in the Colorado.
Visit www.flightforlifemovie.com for more information on the how to donate to the Flight for Life movie production. http://flightforlifemovie.com/
About the Spirit of Flight Foundation
Founded in 1998, the non-profit Spirit of Flight features over 1000 aviation artifacts at its facility in Westminster, CO. Aircraft in the collection include a James Bond BD-5 jet, Art Chester’s Swea’ Pea racer, and a Radioplane target drone, built in the factory where Marilyn Monroe was discovered. The Spirit of Flight Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and uses tax deductible donations to support its mission to save aviation history. Contact the Spirit of Flight Foundation at www.spiritofflight.org for more information.
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Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.
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