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GI Film Festival SD: Thud Pilots

September 26, 2018 @ 7:15 pm

No war in American history is more misunderstood than what took place over the bloody skies of North Vietnam in the 1960s. Thud Pilots is the untold story of the men who flew the F-105 THUD over the deadly skies of North Vietnam.

Filmmaker Mark Vizcarra is scheduled to attend.

GI Film Festival San Diego – Local Film Showcase Nomination
Best Film Made By or Starring Veterans or Military

Director’s Bio
Mark Vizcarra is an award-winning writer and director who entered the film industry after 29 years of service to the United States Navy. He spent nearly two decades flying the world’s most sophisticated fighters, accumulating over 2,500 hours and landing aboard nine different aircraft carriers. Vizcarra writes, produces, and directs films using his unique and complex skills he acquired as a career Officer, Navy fighter pilot, and LA Film School graduate. His training and experience bring a different perspective to creative filmmaking, especially in the historical genre.


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Event Details

Start:   September 26, 2018
Time:   7:15 pm
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Welcome to the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art!

As of July 1, 2023, the Museum of Photographic Arts and The San Diego Museum of Art have merged to become one unified institution. The Museum of Photographic Arts is now the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art (MOPA@SDMA).

MOPA@SDMA remains a pay-what-you wish museum open Thursdays through Sundays 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

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