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Documentary on the Russian Night Witches of WWII

The Night Witches subject was not necessarily discovered with the intention of being project material. Rather, its inherently feminist story, coupled with a deep interest in the Holocaust and World War II, caught the eye. Upon further research, it sparked a venture down an entire side of history unbeknownst to a typical American’s recall of history, such as ourselves. However, our interest would later be incorporated into this year’s project, realizing that all their pioneering for females in the armed forces communicated to the rest of the world the capability of women and the necessity of equality.
At first, our research was primarily limited to short blurbs on the Internet and a book titled A Dance with Death, by Anne Noggle, detailing the lives of the former Night Bomber Regiment through their own words. This helped give us a deeper understanding of their strong drive to risk their lives in aviation. The book also provided us with photographs from inside the regiment. Our interview with Brenda Mandt, who works at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, and has a master’s in Museum Studies, helped us gain a greater understanding of planes used, their condition, and how it emphasizes the limited funds the women operated under. We discovered independent writer, Steven Prowse, as almost a kindred spirit of our project. With his focused interest in the Night Witches and determination to write a true-to-form screenplay, he offered insight into the topic. Prowse provided this through his relevant contacts, including Night Witch documentarian Gunilla Bresky, whose film allowed us to hear the recollections of the remaining women from the regiment.
Bresky’s film also introduced us to a profuse archive of footage from the period. This coupled with a massive repository of photographs and soundbites of former Night Witches made us conclude a documentary would best convey this story. The narrative of this period in World War II is, by our standard, better told chronologically, primarily by means of voice over. When appropriate, we would transition from using footage from the time period to display pictures, to soundbites, and to clips from our own interviews. Recording for our voice-overs will be controlled in Audacity. Post-production will be handled by Final Cut Pro. Using its libraries, we would be able to store our media in one chief file, as well as edit and finalize the product. Using these tools, we hope to create a seamless telling of events leading up to and after the 46th Guards Aviation Regiment.
The legendary story of the Night Witches strongly connects to this year’s theme, Communication. Their lives internationally inspired progressive developments in other militaries. Through means of defying the current societal norm, they conveyed their strength. These women were the first all-female regiment and set a global precedent for equal opportunity. It paved the way for further progression, helping to abandon previous conceptions of gender roles. With their renowned success and outstanding tactics and bravery, the Night Witches communicated the importance and need for female equity.

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