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THE ACCIDENT
At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2006, a Cessna 206 piloted by 24-year-old Georgina Joshi crashed while on final approach to Bloomington/Monroe County Airport in Indiana. The accident killed all five people onboard.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the government agency tasked with investigating all aviation accidents, investigated the accident and found that Georgina was the sole probable cause of the accident, blaming “pilot error.”
Georgina was an accomplished pilot and the family found that NTSB’s report left many questions unanswered.
Unsatisfied with the NTSB’s findings, Georgina’s mother Louise Addicott and her father Yatish Joshi, retained independent experts to review the available information and further investigate the accident. The investigation led to a ten-year fight to uncover the truth and hold the NTSB accountable for its decisions.
THE RISING STAR
Born in Elkhart, Indiana, Georgina Joshi loved music from an early age. She began violin lessons at age 2 and would sing in musicals throughout her childhood. She would become the first ever high school student accepted to the South Bend Chamber Singers and went on to study voice at the Royal College of Music in London, England, followed by graduate studies at Indiana University in Bloomington.
She had all the markers for success in the opera world: a stunning voice, fantastic technique, and a commanding stage presence. Sadly, her career would be cut short by tragedy.
THE FACTS
Over 1,000 airplanes crash in the United States every year.
1/5 of those accidents result in fatalities.
Someone dies in an airplane accident nearly every day.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board
THE NEED FOR CHANGE
The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent government agency created by Congress to investigate accidents in all modes of transportation and make safety recommendations to prevent those accidents from happening again.
The NTSB focuses heavily on commercial aviation accidents and as a result, incidents in the U.S. are virtually zero.
Unfortunately, the NTSB neglects a large portion of the aviation community. General aviation, which includes medical helicopters, agricultural planes, and private aircraft, represents thousands of flights per day.
Despite the NTSB’s excellent reputation as the gold standard in transportation investigations, more than one thousand aviation incidents occur every year, and has remained the same for a decade.
By chronicling the legal journey and emotional hardship of the Joshi family, INVISIBLE SKY exposes the NTSB and its failure to thoroughly investigate the thousands of private plane crashes that happen in the United States every year.
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REVIEWS
““INVISIBLE SKY pulls back the curtain on the sometimes opaque process of investigating general aviation accidents. A thought-provoking film sure to generate discussion in the aviation community.””
““INVISIBLE SKY is instrumental in highlighting flaws in the current general aviation investigation process.””
““An important film for everyone in the general aviation community to see... [INVISIBLE SKY] raises important questions of the accuracy of general aviation accident investigations and their probable cause determinations.”
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Team
TODD BORUFF // Director, PRODUCER
Indiana-based producer/director Todd Boruff has led the creation of independent films, television commercials, as well as award-winning promotional, recruiting, and educational videos for corporations, non-profits, and universities. He holds a BA in film from the University of Notre Dame. His work has taken him to eleven countries and sixteen states. In 2014 he traveled to Albania to produce a short-form documentary about the archeological excavations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Butrint. His 2012 animated short film, Reflection, screened at Animation Block Party in Brooklyn, the Fort Myers Film Festival, and the Santa Fe Three-Minute Film Festival. He was associate producer on Interrupted Lives and We Shall Not Be Moved, one-hour documentaries which aired on ABC and earned Gabriel Awards. INVISIBLE SKY is his first feature documentary.
YATISH JOSHI // Executive PRODUCER
Yatish Joshi is an entrepreneur, community leader, and former candidate for Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District. Born in India, Joshi came to the U.S. to earn a Masters degree in Polymer science and went on to start GTA Containers, a successful industrial equipment supplier in South Bend, Indiana. A pilot himself, Joshi has logged thousands of hours in the skies. He started a foundation in his daughter’s name after she and four other Indiana University music students died in a 2006 plane crash. INVISIBLE SKY documents his search for truth surrounding the details of his daughters death and hopes that the film will push the NTSB to reform its investigation process.
JOAN JOSHI // Executive producer
Joan Joshi is a business owner, South Bend native, and a member of the American Personal & Private Chef Association. She works as the President of Dearborn Crane and Engineering, a ISO 9001 compliant crane builder located in Mishawaka, Indiana. A graduate of Boston College, she earned her degree in Finance and Marketing from the Caroll School of Management.
Lauri Clark // Line Producer
Lauri Clark is a producer and stage manager specializing in corporate communications, events, experiences, television, video and production. Thirteen years on staff at industry-leading editorial and production companies in California led to the launch of a 20-year freelance career working all over the world. Clients include Google, Toyota, Hilton Hotels, Electronic Arts (EA), Salesforce and Money20/20, as well as work on episodes of TV shows such as “The Amazing Race” on CBS and “Hardball” with Chris Matthews on MSNBC.
Lynn Langston // director of photography
Lynn Langston is a video professional working in the industry for 20 years. She has worked on independent films, television movies for the Hallmark Channel, documentaries, commercials, corporate, higher education and music videos. Lynn served as faculty at Indiana University, South Bend in the department of New Media and also at Saint Mary’s College in the department of Communication Studies. She also created 3-Fest, a film festival of shorts running 3-minutes or less that ran for three consecutive years in South Bend, IN. She holds a BA in film and video from Columbia College Chicago and an MFA in cinematography from the American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Joseph pattisall // Editor
Joseph Pattisall is a documentary filmmaker and editor with over 25 years of experience. Some of his credits include, National Geographic, Discovery Communications and PBS. Pattisall majored in motion picture studies at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. His work has been honored at the Houston International Film Festival and the International Film and Television Festival of New York. He has won multiple TVIA and AXIEM Awards, as well as a Telly Award and CINE Golden Eagle and the audience choice award from Docs In Progress.
