ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive The Metal Detector trailer for the upcoming PBS/NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) Veteran’s Day documentary. The special is set to air on local PBS stations, the PBS app, and PBS.org on Saturday, November 11.
“Georg is an Austrian retiree whose mother witnessed the crash of an Allied B-17 near their home during World War II,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “When he takes up metal detecting to find the wreckage, a growing fascination leads him to embark on a heartfelt mission, not only to research the backgrounds of the American crewmembers who parachuted off the plane into enemy territory, but to locate their descendants, to bring them to his Austrian town on the 75th anniversary of the crash, to introduce them to the townspeople who helped their fathers, and to unite his town in remembrance. It’s a story of empathy, resilience, and the enduring power of human connection.”
Check out the exclusive The Metal Detector trailer on YouTube below (watch more trailers):
The Metal Detector was directed and produced by Occidental College professor, podcast host, and theater multihyphenate Brendan Patrick Hughes. The film has appeared at and received awards at multiple film festivals, including the Fairwinds Film Festival and the GI Film Festival.
