About “The Hello Girls”

This documentary features rare 100-year old film footage of America’s first female soldiers courtesy of the National Archives and never-before-seen photos from family archives.

In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France as telephone operators to help win the Great War. They swore Army oaths, wore uniforms, held rank, and were subject to military justice. By war’s end, they had connected over 26 million calls and were recognized by General John J. Pershing for their service. When they returned home, the U.S. government told them they were never soldiers. For 60 years, they fought their own government for recognition. In 1977, with the help of Sen. Barry Goldwater and Congresswoman Lindy Boggs, they won. Unfortunately, only a handful were still alive.

Awards to Include:

Best Picture

Best Documentary

Best Documentary Feature

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Thoughts on the Film

In the Summer of 2018, I was contacted by a local Producer, Jim Theres, he stated that he was interested in doing a documentary on World War 1 and that he was looking for a production house. Honestly, at the time, I hadn’t filmed a Hollywood level documentary completely, I had shot parts of two films called Innovative Technologies (1 & 2) that aired on HBO, but he was looking for the complete film production of a feature.

When it comes to telling a story, I have my own particular style of filming and camera movement, and i remember during the production of this film, I not only learned a lot but also my style of filming and camera production was vindicated with the 30 or so awards this film took home.

One final thought; the meeting and learning of history through people that lived that history. If you have never noticed when a person tells a story they lived and one that was so profound, they lose themselves in the story as if they are back in that time and space. Watching this story unfold through the families that lived it was an honor as this film, I believe, does them justice and tells their story to future generations. I can’t thank the participants enough to allow us to tell this amazing story