Blackbird Fly

Blackbird Fly

What if the price of heroism is a life that can never truly be lived?

2020 · 13 min · War, Drama, History

In a cramped New York pension room in 1942, a young man must summon the courage to say goodbye to his family before his draft sends him to war, where an honorable death could be his only legacy. View it at: https://vimeo.com/522828370

Directed by Gianluca Pistoia · Written by Justus Eifler

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Fabian Jaray Mr. Green
Sinit Zegai Jayla
Tale-Maja Mrs. Green
Melodie Simina Mrs. Colton
Taynara Wolf Mrs. Hug
Michael von der Brelie Private Johnson

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