documentary

Shadows: the flying fortresses that fell from the sky
53 mins. © 2008

On Friday 15th December 1944 two American aircraft collided in thick cloud above Greenham Common (Berkshire, UK), killing all but two of the young airmen involved. Several local boys witnessed the incident and discovered the aircraft wreckage. 64 years later and those same boys re-visit the crash site for the first time to tell the story of what happened on a cold and foggy day during World War Two.

Shadows is a memorial film to the sixteen young men who lost their lives in the fight to bring WWII to a close, told from the perspective of several school boys who suddenly found themselves involved in WWII. It is currently screening on the festival circuit.

filmed, edited, produced & directed by Sean Caveille
music/production - Kevin Dyson
research/production - Patrick Painting