Coming home: fight for a legacy [coming home: fight for a legacy is a feature-length documentary film about the women airforce service pilots (WASP), the first female pilots to fly for the U.S.…

This $600,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support the production of the feature-length documentary film "COMING HOME: FIGHT FOR A LEGACY." The film will explore the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the first female pilots to fly for the U.S. military during World War II, and interwoven with their story, the experiences of the Black female pilots who served in the Civil Air Patrol but were denied entry into the WASP due to their race. The grant was awarded to the non-profit organization Women Make Movies, which specializes in supporting and advancing independent filmmaking, particularly through documentary production and distribution.

Coming home: fight for a legacy [coming home: fight for a legacy is a feature-length documentary film about the women airforce service pilots (WASP), the first female pilots to fly for the U.S. Military during wwii. Interwoven with their story are the stories of the black female pilots who served in the civil air patrol but were denied entry into the WASP because of their race.]