The Lost Aviator

The Lost Aviator is a feature documentary written and directed by Andrew Lancaster starring Ewen Leslie as the voice of Bill Lancaster and Yael Stone as the voice of Chubbie Miller. The film was premiered at the 58th BFI London Film Festival,[1] and was distributed theatrically by Transmission Films in Australia.[2]

Synopsis

Director Andrew Lancaster opens up a 1932 case about his uncle Bill Lancaster, an aviator who went on trial for murder in Miami. In the process he unravels more information about the illustrious life of Bill, which spans multiple continents.

Cast
  • Bill Lancaster voiced by Ewen Leslie
  • Chubbie Miller voiced by Yael Stone
  • Haden Clarke played by Kipan Rothbury
  • Hawthorne voiced by Torquil Neilson
  • Carson voiced by Troy Planet

Production

The Lost Aviator was produced by Noni Couell and Andrew Lancaster in Association with Porchlight Films and Photoplay Films. It was shot over 4 years in Australia, England, USA, France.

Reception

The Lost Aviator had its world premiere at 58th BFI London Film Festival[1]in October 2014 and went on to have its US Premiere at 32nd Miami International Film Festival [3] to sold out screenings. The Australian Premiere was at the 62nd Sydney International Film Festival where it picked up a special jury mention for Best Documentary.[4] Guy Lodge of Variety wrote "Family history merges with tabloid legend in Andrew Lancaster's engrossing account of a vintage aviation-world scandal" and "the director probes his relatives’ memories with delicacy and good humor."[5] Hollywood Reporter critic Johnathan Holland wrote the Lost Aviator is "a great globe spanning story", "intriguing and thought provoking."[6]

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gollark: I really wonder about those people with 15GB.
gollark: "Unlimited" seemingly meaning "1TB a month then you get a lower speed".
gollark: Here in the UK it seems that you can get unlimited mobile data plans pretty cheaply, which is nice.
gollark: Data caps kind of make sense in that they get people to reduce usage a lot but allow high-bandwidth access when needed... but are very annoying.

References
  1. "Buy cinema tickets for The Lost Aviator - 2014 BFI London Film Festival". Whatson.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. "The Lost Aviator - Transmission Films". Transmission Films. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "THE LOST AVIATOR - MIFF: 2015". Archive.miamifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. "Arabian Nights wins Sydney Film Prize". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. Lodge, Guy (27 June 2015). "Film Review: 'The Lost Aviator'". Variety.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. "'The Lost Aviator': Miami Review". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

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