AIFF on the Small Screen: Balloonfest
Balloonfest
Short Documentary
6 minutes
Director: Nathan Truesdell
Year: AIFF2017
Country: USA
Cleveland attempts to overcome its nickname, “ The Mistake by the Lake” by launching 1.5 million balloons. Original news footage from the 1986 event captures both the excitement of the event and its serious, unplanned consequences.