{"id":31673,"date":"2014-07-10T11:02:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T15:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=31673"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:42:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:42:31","slug":"wright-state-grads-documentary-series-screening-at-air-force-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/07\/10\/wright-state-grads-documentary-series-screening-at-air-force-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State grad\u2019s documentary series screening at Air Force museum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The primary filmmaking team for “The Restorers” includes producer Kara Martinelli, sound recordist Kevin Hines, director Adam White \u201995 and camera operator Amy Faust \u201910.<\/p><\/div>\n

A Wright State film graduate takes viewers above the clouds in a new documentary series on vintage aircraft restoration.<\/p>\n

Adam White, who graduated from Wright State in 1995 with a B.F.A. in motion pictures, is the director of \u201cThe Restorers,\u201d a new documentary series about people who restore warbirds and antique aircraft. The series highlights the efforts to rebuild vintage aircraft, while providing history of those planes and their pilots.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the viewer will learn about what it takes to resurrect these aircraft, the plane projects are more of a vessel to tell the stories of the people behind the crafts, the veterans, pilots and ground crews from long ago,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n

The first season includes five one-hour episodes, each themed around a particular aspect of aviation restoration.<\/p>\n

White will return to Dayton to screen an episode of \u201cThe Restorers\u201d<\/a> on Saturday, July 12, at 4 p.m., at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.<\/p>\n

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Jumpers dressed in period gear head toward a C-47 transport for their WWII-style jump the episode “Living History.”<\/p><\/div>\n

The screening, in the museum\u2019s IMAX theater, will feature the filmmakers and members of the cast, including World War II veterans Ralph Lynn, a B-24 copilot, and Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, who served in the 101st Airborne. They will talk about their experiences and answer questions.<\/p>\n

The episode, titled \u201cLiving History,\u201d features a group that reenacts the attack on Pearl Harbor, a B-24 bomber crew and a World War II Airborne demonstration crew.<\/p>\n

The museum is screening a new episode of \u201cThe Restorers\u201d every month through October. Episodes are shown daily at noon and 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

The series crew includes Amy Faust, who also graduated from Wright State\u2019s motion pictures program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Restorers\u201d expands on White\u2019s 2003 documentary of the same name. The film aired on PBS and won a regional Emmy.<\/p>\n

As White worked on the film, it became clear that there were more stories to tell, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven while making that original doc, I knew it needed to become a series, with just too many stories about airplane restoration to fit into just one hour,\u201d White said. \u201cIt took me awhile, but we are now creating the series \u2018The Restorers.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

White and his wife, Kara Martinelli, who is series\u2019 producer, are currently talking to distributors about the television series. Once the series is sold, they will work on season two, White said.<\/p>\n

Since graduating from Wright State, White has worked as a freelance cameraman and lighting tech in the film industry. He and Martinelli operate Hemlock Films, a production company in Cleveland specializing in aviation cinema.<\/p>\n

White and Martinelli have also won Emmys for \u201cRed Tail Reborn,\u201d about the Tuskegee Airmen.<\/p>\n

Their latest film is \u201cBeyond the Powder: The Legacy of the First Women’s Cross-Country Air Race,\u201d a documentary following two women air racers in the 2014 Air Race Classic, which mirrored the first women-only Air Race in 1929. It currently is in production.<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch a trailer and learn more about \u201cThe Restorers\u201d on the series\u2019 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More information on screening at the Air Force museum is available on the museum’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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