Podcast: The Lafayette Escadrille

The Humanus Documentary Films Foundation is working on a World War I documentary that follows the story of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of young American pilots who volunteered to…

Lafayette Escadrille Documentary Filmmakers in France

Filmmakers Paul Glenshaw (left) and Darroch Greer (center) of the Humanus Documentary Films Foundation stand with Director of Photography Mathieu Mazza (right) at the control tower of France’s Luxeuil Air Base.

The Humanus Documentary Films Foundation is working on a World War I documentary that follows the story of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of young American pilots who volunteered to fly for France at the beginning of the First World War. In this podcast, filmmakers Darroch Greer and Paul Glenshaw tell AVweb more about the unit's history, their progress on making the documentary and where they plan to go with the project in the future. A short version of the film, The Lafayette Escadrille, can be seen on YouTube.

Kate O’Connor works as AVweb's Editor-in-Chief. She is a private pilot, certificated aircraft dispatcher, and graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.