university of evansville plane crash documentary

A University of Evansville professor and film director is giving the community a glimpse into his documentary about the plane crash that killed the Aces basketball team. Bates also was a crash victim. It was hard to watch, but to keep the memory of that team alive is positive. "The film has footage from the Roberts gathering, as well as some of the individual funeral services. "I almost turned around and went back to Ohio.

"I would like for people to when they walk away to understand what their story was - apart from the ending and also get a sense of just how important this team and this program was to the Evansville community at that time," Atkinson said.The event will be held at 6:30 in the Browning Gallery of the Willard Library.It's free to the public but you are asked, if possible, to RSVP online at the Willard Library website.A fresh-farm produce give-away is happening Monday in Hopkins County.Sheriff Tom Latham says he’s decided to cancel Posey County’s National Night Out this year. November 5, 2015 at 4:35 PM CST - Updated July 25 at 3:46 AM A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc.

But it ended with a positive. On a stormy night on Dec. 13 they boarded a DC-3 airplane, operated by an Indianapolis charter company, for a game at Middle Tennessee.It crashed less than 2 minutes after takeoff. He's be talking about the process it took for him to make his film and the editing process.Atkinson said his main goal of this film is to explain not just the crash, but the team mates and who they were. This documentary was produced by the Feel the History Program at F.J. Reitz High School in Evansville, Indiana about the University of Evansville basketball team's plane crash. (The private screening) was the first time I've been the same room with the families. It’s the story of how Air Indiana Flight 216, which carried the Evansville men’s basketball team, crashed after takeoff on Dec. 13, 1977. "From the Ashes" is not yet available for public purchase or viewing because, Atkinson said, the documentary's route is still undetermined.Those who were interviewed for "From the Ashes" were invited to a private screening last week on the UE campus. “There's something about passing that story on while people still can. I was very upfront about the fact that I wanted to tell the whole story. "Everything was with respect. So Atkinson interviewed a total of 76 former staffers, family members and media personalities to shape the story into a 90-minute documentary. UE turned to Bobby Watson, a charismatic former assistant coach at Oral Roberts.The Aces started their first Division I campaign with a 1-3 record, earning their lone victory over Pittsburgh. I appreciate Joe not letting that team be forgotten.

On December 13, 1977, the plane carrying the University of Evansville men's basketball team to its game at Middle Tennessee State University crashed 90 seconds after takeoff, killing all 29... Among the 29 killed were coaches and players on the University of Evansville men's basketball team. A man who spent two years making a documentary about the 1977 plane crash that killed all members of the University of Evansville men's basketball team is … "I would like to see it get as wide an audience as possible, whether it ends up on TV or a theatrical run," Atkinson said. Directed by Joe Atkinson. “I have never worked on a project where every time I mention I’m working on this anywhere in Evansville and the response was, ‘I remember where I was or I remember where my dad was.’”https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/d6/ed/evansville-basketball-030315-ftrjpg_18v5ukc0jcpfl1ocji0a6l4am0.jpg?t=1016392323&w=500&quality=80 Joe Atkinson said he wanted his documentary about the University of Evansville basketball team's fatal plane crash of Dec. 13, 1977, to be about more than unfulfilled promise and tragedy. Archived interviews are shown with the late UE President Wallace Graves, who spoke the phrase carved onto the campus crash memorial: "Out of the agony of this hour, we will rise. More:3 Evansville men killed in plane crash were en route to mission trip, church member says. "Most of the ones I talked to said they wanted their son's story to be out there, and not just the story of how it ended," Atkinson said.In total, Atkinson interviewed 76 people, including Walters, a Southern California resident. It takes viewers to the C.K. For some unspeakable reason, plane crashes haunt Evansville – … "The film was "very powerful," said Kathy Vonderahe, the wife of crash victim Maury King. "Atkinson, a Cincinnati native who attended Ohio University, felt drawn to the story after taking a job with the Evansville Courier & Press out of college. From the Ashes tells the story of the team Evansville lost that night - from its start as the university's first Division I basketball team through the school's effort to rebuild its program from the ashes of tragedy. Head coach Bobby Watson and 14 players were among the 29 people killed in the crash, which occurred about 90 seconds after takeoff.The third part shows the long process toward resurrecting the program and the path to the 1982 NCAA Tournament.Atkinson weaves all that together masterfully in "From the Ashes" with touching first-hand accounts, and it’s a worthwhile watch for any basketball fan — especially the generation of Evansville fans who have heard about the tragedy but who might not know the whole story.“You kind of get a sense of what this particular story means to Evansville,” Atkinson said.