The Heartland International Film Festival announced the official selections for its 28th edition, with Marielle Heller’s Tom Hanks’ starrer A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD as the Opening Night Gala film,
THE SIXTRIPLEEIGHT: NO MAIL LOW MORALE (2019)
THE SIXTRIPLEEIGHT: NO MAIL LOW MORALE (2019)
NAME OF FILM: THE SIXTRIPLEEIGHT: NO MAIL LOW MORALE (2019)
DIRECTOR(S): James Theres
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: The SixTripleEight (6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion), was the only all-black female battalion sent to Europe during WWII to clear the backlog of 17 million pieces of mail in Birmingham, England and Rouen, France. They faced racism, sexism, and the Nazis, yet finished their work in six months.