10-18 Films

LOOKING FOR LAURA NELSON is a powerful historical documentary that revisits the 1911 lynching of Laura Nelson and her 12-year-old son in Okemah, Oklahoma—one of the most widely photographed yet deeply overlooked acts of racial terror in American history. Through the personal journey of Laura's descendant, Bruce Nelson, the film uses archival evidence, expert voices, and present-day investigation to reconstruct Laura’s story while uncovering the lasting impact on her family and the silence that followed. More than a historical account, the documentary confronts the erasure of Black women and girls from narratives of racial violence, drawing a direct line between past injustices and ongoing conversations about systemic racism, memory, and whose stories are allowed to endure.

Through the eyes of the SWAT officers who stopped the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history, Priority of Life reveals the wounds they still carry, and the bonds forged with the survivors they saved.

Directed by Jon B. Becker

Every December, millions of children around the world believe in the magic of Santa Claus-but behind the red suit and white beard are the men and women who dedicate their lives to keeping that magic alive.

It’s 1941. Britain’s Royal Air Force is running out of pilots — and running out of time.

As World War II rages across Europe, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt strike a bold agreement: send young British cadets across the Atlantic to train beneath the safer skies of America, far from the war.

In Mesa, Arizona, two Hollywood pilots convince movie stars and investors to back an ambitious dream — build an airfield that could help win a war.

That dream became Falcon Field, home to No. 4 British Flying Training School — and its legacy still stands today.

But this story is about more than ambition. It’s about courage, sacrifice, and lives forever changed by war.

Some cadets never made it home, losing their lives in training accidents thousands of miles from their families. Others survived the Arizona desert, earned their wings, and returned to Britain — flying directly into a war with no guarantee they would ever come home.

Join documentary producer Kelly Sallaway as she shares the remarkable true history behind PATRIOT SKIES, a historical documentary currently in development.

📍 Mustang Library
10101 N. 90th St.
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

🗓️ Tuesday, September 22, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM

Come discover the story of the British cadets, the people of Arizona who welcomed them, and the airfield that became part of a global fight for freedom.

Before it hits the screen, come hear the story that inspired PATRIOT SKIES. ✈️🎬

www.patriotskies.com

Another film from my good friend, Bruce Nelson - "Redline - Veterans of Washington - Escobedo Community".