Local Filmmaker
Royd Anderson
Speaks about and Screens His New Film
Pan Am Flight 759

If you are over 35, you might not remember Pan Am Flight 759, or even the date July 9, 1982; but you will recall the horrendous airliner crash in Kenner, caused by a summer storm, which forever scarred a neighborhood. The film Pan Am Flight 759 is the story of the Boeing 727 which fell from the sky and skidded through homes causing a fiery explosion and killing 153 people, including 8 Kenner residents. In addition, four Kenner residents were injured on the ground. July 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the Pan Am Flight 759 disaster.

Royd Anderson is an award-winning documentary filmmaker from New Orleans.  He is an alumnus of Delgado Community College, Loyola University in New Orleans and UL-Lafayette. He also produced the 2006 documentary, The Luling Ferry Disaster. Mr. Anderson produced, wrote, and directed the Pan Am Flight 759 documentary.  He will discuss the making of the film, show it to the audience and sell the DVD's.

The program will be offered on Saturday, July 21, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Causeway branch library, 3457 Highway 190 in Mandeville. 

The event is free and open to the public, and registration is recommended. Seating space is limited to adults.   Please stop by the Causeway Branch, or call 985-626-9779 to register, or register online at the following web address: http://register.stpl.us/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp.

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