Spitfire 944 ( 3. October 2007, 09:09 by Erik) ~ By Erik Hanberg
An Exit133 Top Pick
This short film is very well-produced, with interesting graphics and historical information. But at its core is a central premise that holds everything together: footage of a damaged WWII fighter plane making a risky landing, and then showing it to the pilot more than 50 years later. Jim Blyth, the pilot and a Seattle-ite, actually, had never before seen the footage. The film lets us watch the footage and his reaction to it simultaneously. Good direction from William Lorton.
It’s a great short documentary. It holds your interest, you learn something, and it’s entirely well-produced. Spitfire played at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year in front of In the Shadow of the Moon.
Spitfire 944
Directed by William Lorton
14 min short film
Playing Saturday, October 6
2:15 at the Grand Cinema
Filmmaker will be present
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