Lighthouse International Film Festival presents- A WING AND A PRAYER- screening and director discussion. Feb 27th.

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February 16, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
‪Contact: Jill Voshell‬
Lighthouse International Film Festival – Public Relations
filmfestivalpr@gmail.com
Christine Rooney
Managing Director
liffinfo@gmail.com
571-212-3292
Lighthouse International Film Society Presents:
Screening and Director Discussion
Film – A Wing and A Prayer
Director- Boaz Dvir
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016
7:30 pm
Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences
Address: 120 Long Beach Blvd, Loveladies, NJ 08008
Phone:(609) 494-1241

A Wing and A Prayer
Gripping true story of courage and conviction, almost forgotten by history

The documentary A WING AND A PRAYER tells the remarkable, if little-known, story of an improbable group of World War II veterans who risked their lives and American citizenships to give the newborn state of Israel a chance to survive. Narrated by William Baldwin, the documentary features interviews with more than 20 of the operation’s key aviators, their family members and historians. WWII veteran Schwimmer and his men helped reshape history, yet history books have ignored them. “A Wing and a Prayer” fills in that missing chapter. “A Wing and A Prayer” features firsthand accounts of daring escapes and heart-pounding action by Schwimmer, Lewis and other members of the group, including Christian radio operator Eddie Styrak. Styrak arrested by the British for trying to bring Holocaust survivors into the burgeoning Jewish state, had to escape prison to join Schwimmer’s operation. Moved by the plight of Holocaust survivors and Jews trapped in Palestine, former U.S. Air Transport Command flight engineer Adolph Schwimmer masterminded a plan to assist the besieged Palestinian Jews. Schwimmer’s group – made up of Jews and non-Jews – eluded the FBI, outsmarted the U.S. State Department and created fictitious airlines to help the Israeli army ward off attacks from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Egypt. A WING AND A PRAYER follows the twists and turns of this clandestine operation. Admission is $5 – free for Lighthouse International Film Society Members.

Director Boaz Dvir will be on hand for a Q and A following the screening. Boaz Dvir is an award-winning filmmaker and Penn State University journalism and film faculty member. His first documentary, “Jessie’s Dad,” won Best Documentary at the ITN Distribution Film & New Media Festival in Los Angeles and the CINE Special Jury Award.

Attached are photos. The filmmaker is available for interviews upon request. Contact Christine Rooney for info.

Here’s the trailer for A Wing and A Prayer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryTIielRFFY

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Submitted by Jill Voshell
Toms River

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