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The Tuskegee Airmen

Amidst an era defined by widespread segregation, both in civilian and military lives, the members of the 332nd Fighter group shattered barriers as the first black military pilots in the United States Armed Forces during the second world war.
The 360/VR film dives into the rich history of the fighter group who became more commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
Through remarkable first-hand accounts of several veterans of the 332nd, “The Tuskegee Airmen” chronicles their arduous journey, from the formation of an all African-American fighter group and their training in the segregated South to their deployment in Europe and culminating in their enduring legacy post-World War II.
The documentary was filmed at historically significant sites: from the iconic Tuskegee University and Moton Airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama—where cadets honed their flying and combat skills—to the village of Ramitelli in southern Italy, a pivotal base for the 332nd Fighter Group.
In the 360 film we also experience breathtaking flight maneuvers inside a North American Mustang P-51 aircraft, the famous WWII fighter plane that was issued to the 332nd on their base in Ramitelli. With the tails of their planes painted bright red and an exemplary record of defending bomber squadrons, the group earned the moniker 'Red Tails' or 'Red Tail Angels’.
By seamlessly interweaving archival videos and photographs with the 360-degree footage, the VR documentary - the first about the Tuskegee Airmen - immerses the viewer in a crucial but long overlooked part of American WWII history.

  • Uli Futschik
    Director
  • Joergen Geerds
    Producer
  • Tim Grey
    Producer
  • Joergen Geerds
    Director of Photography
  • Uli Futschik
    Writer
  • Uli Futschik
    Editor
  • Joergen Geerds
    360 Post Production
  • Adonis Tsilimparis
    Original Score
  • Denise Barbarita
    Sound Mix
  • Chiara Masiero Sgrinzatto
    Illustrations
  • Joergen Geerds
    Graphics and Animations
  • Uli Futschik
    Graphics and Animations
  • Wythe Marschall
    Script Editor
  • Jean-Francois Donaldson
    Narrator
  • Doug Rozendaal
    P-51 Pilot
  • Willy Kaemena
    Still Panoramas
  • Joergen Geerds
    Key Collaborators
  • Project Type:
    360 Video
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 15, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • New York International Film Awards
    New York, NY
    United States
    April 6, 2024
    Best Social Justice Film
  • Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology
    Portland
    United States
    August 25, 2024
    Audience Choice for Best VR Film
  • Roma Short Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    June 20, 2024
  • LANE DOC FEST
    Jackson, TN
    United States
    October 5, 2024
  • FIVARS - Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories
    Mississauga, ON
    Canada
    September 26, 2024
Director - Uli Futschik