The Sixth Man to Fly Across the Atlantic:
Phillip Vaitkus Interview

An interview with the son of Felix Vaitkus — the sixth man ever to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Phillip Vaitkus offers a unique perspective of his father's journey. Although Felix was born in the United States, his parents were Lithuanian and thus he became a lauded hero of the nation. Filmed for the Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin while also covering the celebration of the 90th annevarsary of his great flight. Music by the great Lithuanian composer M. K. Čiurlionis.

Flight of the T-28s

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It was clear skies on a mid-summer afternoon. I’d heard there were a group of T-28 Trojans at the Sheboygan airport making a stop on their way to Oshkosh for the airshow, thought I’d visit with my T6i DSLR camera. Before I knew, I was chatting with veteran aviators. They offered me to fly backseat while they practice their show routine. Everything thereafter was shot from the hip. I tried my best to get usable footage. All the while I was being filled with inspiration for shots and visual story elements for a future aerial warfare dream production. All I could think about during this flight was making a war movie, of a squadron of fighter bombers charging in at low-level on to their target, and how lucky I was to get the chance to fly with these professionals.

Introduction

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An abstract short film.