The Movie
Story
When Israel declared her independence in May 1948, six Arab armies (Egypt, Trans-Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Kaukji’s Army from the Galilee) descended upon her people with thousands of troops and an air force replete with bombers and fighters. The armies enthusiastically intended to fulfill the Arab League’s promise to perpetrate attacks on the Jewish people that would dwarf the massacres of Genghis Khan and Adolf Hitler and prevent the Zionists’ efforts to create a homeland.
In response to the invasion, 150 pilots came from around the world to meet the air and land challenge. Never in history had a human event called to action such a cross-section of people from all over the world: Americans, Europeans, Africans, Jews, Christians, holocaust survivors and mercenaries. This elite group of foreign volunteers left behind the comforts of home and family, and risked their citizenship and lives in order to secure a homeland for the persecuted and devastated Jewish people.
The valor and courage of these fighters is legendary. Their brave efforts and accomplishments are nothing less than miraculous. They were the birth of the Israeli Air Force. They were the birth of Israel. And without them there would be no Israel.
The Crew
SCREENPLAY
Robert Roy Pool (“Armageddon,” “Outbreak”) and Christian Rehr (“Tank Girl,” “Blown Away”)
PRODUCER
Mike Flint is a former executive and head of vaunted story department at Paramount Pictures, the initial creative force behind several major motion pictures and founder of Producer Management Entertainment Group and the Gene LeBell’s World Grappling Federation. A 3rd generation veteran of the United States Navy with Assignments to SECNAV, CNO, USJFC, PAC FLEET, ONR, NAVINFOWEST, and a Flag Aide to Vice CHINFO and future Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Flint also served as President of Reserve Officer Association of America CA Dept., and other military support groups.
PRODUCTION/MARKETING STRATEGIST
Jerry Meadors is a former Vice President of Marketing at Motion Picture Group, Paramount Pictures, where he led a creative marketing team for over 200 major motion-picture releases, including “Top Gun,” “Fatal Attraction,” “The Addams Family,” and “Forrest Gump.” For “Angels In The Sky,” Jerry heads a team that includes senior marketing/media and distribution experts.
"Mitchell Flint was a living legend like no other."
– Pat Boone
American icon, singer, actor, author, and television personality
"Meeting the likes of Mitchell Flint was like meeting George Washington or Abraham Lincoln."
– David Mamet
Award winning filmmaker, director, playwright, and author
