Honor Flight at The Byrd
HONOR FLIGHT at the Byrd On the weekend of the 71st anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the historic Byrd Theatre in Carytown is offering a one-time showing of the documentary Honor Flight. The film features four World War II veterans and a community coming together to give them the trip of a lifetime to the WWII […]
HONOR FLIGHT at the Byrd
On the weekend of the 71st anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the historic Byrd Theatre in Carytown is offering a one-time showing of the documentary Honor Flight. The film features four World War II veterans and a community coming together to give them the trip of a lifetime to the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC. Themes of freedom and gratitude are abound.
Showtime is 2pm on Dec 8th, followed by Q&A with the film’s producer, Richmond-native Clay Broga. Tickets can be purchased here: honorflightatthebyrd.eventbrite.com or by phone at (804) 404-BYRD.
“400 people have already bought their tickets. Schools are bringing students, assisted living homes are busing their folks and many World War II veterans will be in attendance,” according to Broga. “It’s going to be a powerful, powerful event.”
Honor Flight gained national attention when its trailer received 4.5 million years online and then this summer when its premiere broke the Guinness World Record for the largest film screening in history with over 28,000 people in attendance at the Milwaukee Brewers’ baseball stadium. The screening at the Byrd will be the film’s Virginia premiere.
“We’re trying to get this film out as quickly as possible because 1,000 World War II veterans die every day. I couldn’t think of a better place to jumpstart things than in my hometown,” says Broga.
The Honor Flight program, from which the film is titled, has escorted more than 100,000 World War II veterans to the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC. More are still waiting. The Honor Flight Historic Triangle Virginia is the Virginia-based Honor Flight hub that serves Central Virginia WWII and Korean War veterans and will be in attendance at the Byrd screening.
World War II and Korean War veterans get in for free.
The filmmakers are encouraging fans to host more screenings at local theaters. For more information visit www.HonorFlighttheMovie.com.
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