Long Beach is backdrop for new aviation film

PBS DOCUMENTARY

“Hearts Above the Clouds,” a new PBS documentary created at California State University, Long Beach, chronicles 100 years of courageous and pioneering women aviators in Long Beach. CSULB’s Advanced Media Production company produced the film, which examines how Long Beach served as the geographical backdrop for courageous and pioneering women aviators. It features women who broke barriers, set records, served in the military during wartime and soloed around-the-world adventures in aircrafts. Some of the film was shot at Long Beach Airport.

The documentary will air Tuesday, May 31, at 9 p.m. on Los Angeles PBS affiliate KLCS.

Founded in 1949, CSULB is a teaching-intensive, researchdriven institution ranked the No. 2 master’s-level university in the nation and No. 3 nationally in promoting social mobility. It is No. 4 in the nation awarding bachelor’s degrees to minority students. The 322-acre campus enrolls more than 39,000 students and boasts more than 350,000 alumni who positively impact the community, state and nation.