John Travolta’s Directorial Debut To Play At The Cannes Film Festival; Under-The-Radar Film Is Backed By Apple

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John Travolta‘s directorial debut will have its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in May, before launching on Apple TV on May 29.

The under-the-radar Apple Original Films project, called Propeller One-Way Night Coach, is inspired by the 1997 kids book of the same name that Travolta wrote for his son.

Travolta has been passionate about aviation since childhood and is a seasoned pilot. The mid-length film, whose cast includes his daughter Ella Bleu Travolta, charts a nostalgic journey set in the golden age of aviation: “Young airplane enthusiast Jeff (played by newcomer Clark Shotwell) and his mother (Kelly Eviston-Quinnett) set off on a one-way cross country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime. Between airline meals, charming flight attendants (played by Ella Bleu Travolta and Olga Hoffmann), unexpected stopovers, larger-than-life passengers, and a thrilling glimpse at first

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