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Lombardo Films Gmbh
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Hello we would like to post this story on your website to promote our documentary “Celebration of Flight” filmed in the mountain village of Cochrane, Dominica.
Here is our movie description that we would like posted. Thank you in advance
Lombardo Films GMBH, Munich Germany
Lombardo Films GmbH
Siegesstr. 23
D – 80802 München
Tel. +49 89 216 676 36
Fax +49 89 216 676 37
office@lombardofilms.com
This is a documentary movie about building Dominica’s first airplane in the village of Cochrane. It follows two people generations apart in age but share the desire to fly free as a bird. Its a life changing experience to build an airplane in the beautful island of Dominica to fulfill a pilots last dream before retirement and become a mentor to a young Kalinago Indian.
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