Harrison Sanborn used raw footage from his dad’s flight across the country in the ’80s for “Above America.” Photo is a screen shot
Is it just us, or did the advent of drone photography kind of make you nostalgic for the real thing? Maybe that’s why we were so enthralled by “Above America,” a short film compiled from video shot in the 1980s by filmmaker Harrison Sanborn’s father.
Re-scanned, edited and colored from an Arri IIC camera with Eastman Kodak 5247 film, the result is a soaring ride across the country set to the epic “Ride of the Valkyries,” Sanborn’s homage to the famous scene from “Apocalypse Now.”
Sanborn (a third-generation aerial cinematographer and pilot) says his father shot the aerial footage while ferrying a helicopter to the East Coast from California. It’s a rush to fly over the country’s iconic natural landscapes and man-made features—seeing the Twin Towers again is especially thrilling.
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