Heather Taylor
Director
Amelia Earhart and 19 other women defied convention by racing across the sky in 1929 to compete in the first women's national air derby. With just a compass and road map to guide them, they navigated through rough weather, mechanical failures, public scrutiny and rumors of sabotage. Wearing breeches and goggles during the day and ball gowns in the evening, these aviators challenged stereotypes by proving women could be independent, competitive, self-sufficient, intelligent, graceful and above all, really good pilots. Breaking Through The Clouds shows actual footage from the 1929 air race, aerial recreations using planes like the women flew in the derby, interviews with legendary pilots Elinor Smith and Patty Wagstaff as well as family members of the pilots and aviation experts.
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Heather Taylor
Director
Julie Clark
Self - Airshow Pilot
Amelia Earhart
Self - Pilot Contestant, 1929 National Women's Air Derby
Cheryl Baker
Self - Aviation Historian
Marvel Crosson
Self - Pilot Contestant, 1929 National Women's Air Derby
Louis D'Elia
Self - Custodian, Pancho Barnes Trust Estate
Monica Hoffman
Self - Recreation Actress
Andrew King
Self - Vintage Aviation Consultant
Margaret Whitman Blair
Self - Author: 'The Roaring Twenty'
Terry Carbonell
Self - Air Racer with Team Wild Mama
Dorothy Cochrane
Self - Curator, National Air & Space Museum
Ruth Elder
Self - Pilot Contestant, 1929 National Women's Air Derby
Claire Mae Fahy
Self - Pilot Contestant, 1929 National Women's Air Derby
Edith Foltz
Self - Pilot Contestant, 1929 National Women's Air Derby
Mary Haizlip
Self - Pilot Contestant, 1929 National Women's Air Derby
Cheryl Baker
Close Friend of Bobbi Trout
Florence 'Pancho' Barnes
Self - Pilot Contestant, 1929 National Women's Air Derby
Opal Kunz
Self - Pilot Contestant, 1929 National Women's Air Derby
Jessie Miller
Self - Pilot Contestant, 1929 National Women's Air Derby
Heather Taylor
Writer
