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MacGillivray Freeman Films brings the thrill of flight and jet aircraft technology to the big screen with a film that balances the excitement of a Blue Angels air show with the science and history of flight.

The Magic of Flight, which is narrated by Tom Selleck, is more than the story of machines.  The large format film is the story of human potential and the importance of training and performance.

In The Magic of Flight, we are inspired by a bird’s innate ease to take flight and we review efforts made to imitate this ability.  Aviation historian Tom Crouch, of the National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C., lends his expertise and light-hearted humor as he recalls early flight attempts and the ultimate successful flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903.

The cutting edge of aerial photography is a familiar place for MacGillivray Freeman Films.  The production company produced the large format films To Fly!, Flyers, Speed and At Sea.  Director and Co-Producer Greg MacGillivray reveals, “Ever since we made To Fly!, I’ve wanted to do a science film about flight, depicting how airplanes fly and how pilots train to react under split-second tolerances."

"One of the best examples of combining science and nature on the big screen." -- Ophelia Johnson - Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA

"Fasten your seat belts and place your seat in the upright position, because you're in for one exhilarating excursion." -- Michael D. Reid, Times Colonist, Victoria

"Watching the Blue Angels' Air Show won't be the same ever again. The film all but puts the audience in the cockpit." -- Charles Ashby, The Pensacola News Journal