Top award for new work from Horsham film-maker

Angel Fleet is proving to be a huge hit with American audiences and film professionals. The short, which was filmed around West Sussex, has received the Best Score - Short Film award at LA’s Golden State Film Festival. Angel Fleet’s award-winning music theme was composed by Moritz Schmittat, performed by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, and supported by the Big Notes Choir, Horsham, directed by Mark Bradbury. Additional music and performances were provided by the Glenn Miller Orchestra UK, directed by Ray McVay, with a solo performance by Darcy Jacobs.

As Tristan explains, the film honours air crews lost over the years. Made “in memory of all the lost aviators”, the film is called Angel Fleet, the fleet in the sky that aircrew are said to join when they die. Tristan made the piece through his film company Fact Not Fiction Films which he started in 2006 when he had to stop flying due to ill health. 24 and a half minutes in length, the piece is also helping raise awareness of The Sally B, the last remaining airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe. Tristan filmed throughout the summer before last, shooting in and around Horsham and also in Portsmouth at a UK Glenn Miller Orchestra concert.