The Above the Best Film is based on the #1 Best Selling book South of Heaven using
the real footage to create an unprecedented immersive documentary-narrative film. The
film tells the story of Apache Fighter Pilot Dan Flores and his year deployment to the
most dangerous valley in Afghanistan. A stunning, eye-popping glimpse into the life of
an Apache helicopter pilot during his year in the fight in the Hindu Kush Mountains and
the Korengal Valley. Through actual, aerial combat footage and corresponding video
from soldiers on the ground, the film will bring the audience in the cockpit and on the
ground at the same time like no other film in history. See why Army Aviators say they
fly “above the best” and the lengths these folks will go to protect each other in the most
dangerous place on Earth.
Director: David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud