Above The Divide

Short Documentary Film

Directed by Max Feliu

“We were able to utilize the formation and combine that with the national anthem to salute the military, and now I get a very positive reaction.”

- Jim Kilpatrick

“People sometimes get too caught up in the rivalry and who wins the game, and hopefully, by doing the flyover, everybody can come together with that.”

- Tom Stevens

Raleigh, N.C.

Captain Jim Kilpatrick, Vietnam Air Force veteran, founded the Bandit Flight Team with the mission of rebuilding the sense of military pride that dissipated in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Above the Divide captures the parallel narratives of Kilpatrick's controversial service in Vietnam juxtaposed against the patriotic fervor sparked by his flyovers today.