Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight to Fly

Principal Crew Bios

JON ANDERSON writer/director
jon@fight2fly.com

A native of Miami, Florida, Jon Anderson currently teaches in Orlando at Valencia Community College in their award-winning Film Production Technology Program. Anderson is also a product of Valencia's film program, having graduated in 1992 with fellow classmates and noted filmmakers Gregg Hale (Blair Witch Project), Ben Rock (Meeting Mr. Subian), Chad Sahley (When Stand Up Stood Out) and Silver Wings producer/editor David Brame. In addition to teaching, Anderson works in Central and South Florida as a freelance filmmaker and photographer.

Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight to Fly is Jon Anderson's first feature. He was inspired to make his documentary after visiting with one of the original Tuskegee Airmen he befriended in 1998. He was intrigued with the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and set out in 1998 collecting interviews from original airmen, beginning first with airmen living in Florida and then interviewing airmen from around the country. Throughout the interview process, Anderson shot reenactments of the airmen's stories in collaboration with Valencia's Film Production Technology Program.

DAVID BRAME producer/editor
david@fight2fly.com

Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, David Brame currently lives in the Phoenix, Arizona area where he has his own business specializing in event production services, graphic design, video production/post-production, and digital content creation. Prior to moving to Phoenix in 2001, Brame lived in Orlando, Florida where he graduated from Valencia Community College's Film Production Technology Program in 1992 together with fellow filmmakers Gregg Hale (Blair Witch Project), Ben Rock (Meeting Mr. Subian), Chad Sahley (When Stand Up Stood Out) and Silver Wings writer/director Jon Anderson. In 1999, Brame won a Golden Apple Award of Excellence for Best Educational Film for his short, Being a Leader of Your Own Life.

Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight To Fly is David Brame's first feature. Former Valencia classmate and friend Jon Anderson shared his dream for the Tuskegee project with Brame early in the stages of production, and Brame eagerly signed on as producer and editor. Hundreds of hours went into the organization and assembly of the final project, hours, Brame says, that paid off in the end with a product both he and Anderson are proud of.

KRISTI NEWMAN music composer/performer
kristi@fight2fly.com

Kristi Newman is a recent graduate of the Music Production Technology/Business program at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida. She is thrilled to be a part of the Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight To Fly documentary through its musical score. She has been writing music since the age of 14 and is actively pursuing a career in songwriting. Newman currently resides in Winter Garden, Florida.

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