FLYING THE SECRET SKY

William VanDerKloot’s Flying the Secret Sky: The Story of the RAF Ferry Command is the fascinating story of the hundreds of civilian and military pilots who risked their lives pioneering global air routes during WWII. Among them was the filmmaker’s father, Bill VanDerKloot, who in 1942 was asked by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to become his wartime pilot, heading a crew of American and Canadian Ferry Command Airmen. This beautifully edited, finely researched documentary features compelling interviews with the men who faced treacherous North Atlantic storms and enemy fire to become expert pilots. For the filmmaker, this production has had a personal resonance as he traced his father’s footsteps and his flight paths.

Peabody Award–winning filmmaker William VanDerKloot produced, directed, and wrote Flying the Secret Sky. The Atlanta-based VanDerKloot, a graduate of the University of Georgia (1974), has a thirty-year history as an acclaimed independent producer/director. Mr. VanDerKloot will be present to introduce his film and at the reception sponsored by UGA following the show.

Tickets for the reception (includes film admission) are $25 general admission and $15 for UGA alumni. Tickets for the film (available in advance through the Woodruff Arts Center box office) are $5 general admission; $4 for students, seniors, and Museum members. Patron-level members receive free admission to the film.