Flying high

Even if they win the Academy Award for their feature documentary “Jesus Camp,” it would be hard to top the excitement of learning about its nomination. Heidi Ewing says she and co-director Rachel Grady were boarding a flight in New York for the West Coast to screen their film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, and she asked the flight attendant how long they could keep their cell phones on because they were waiting for word about a possible Oscar nomination. The flight attendant passed the word to the cabin, and not long after the plane hit the air, Ewing and Grady got the good news.
“The captain made an announcement on the flight,” she said. “We were laughing and crying. We drank an entire bottle of wine. We took all these photographs (with the cabin crew) like we’ve been friends for years.
“It was the perfect way to find out the news…. but honestly, it’s shocking.”

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