A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street
29 min | ENGLISH | Documentary

Best Short Documentary Finalist - Beloit International FIlm Festival
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Honorable Mention - Alternating Currents Film Festival
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WQPT-PBS Broadcast Premiere
.A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street tells the story of William Sandoval. Born in a boxcar into an impoverished family of twelve, he joined the Army after Pearl Harbor was attacked and became a paratrooper. He survived several battles over the next two years, but was killed at age 21 in October 1944 following his involvement in what is still the largest air assault in history, the British-led Operation Market Garden. This battle was the basis for the Hollywood film “A Bridge Too Far.” The documentary will combine interviews with Sandoval family members and friends with archival photos, letters and documents to tell an unforgettable story of American courage, character and perseverance. The film also features an on-camera interview with military historian John C. McManus, the author of "September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far." Only a block and a half long, the street lost six young men in World War II and two in the Korean War, more than any other street in America. Hero Street, as it is now known, has provided over 100 service members since World War II.