A documentary film project telling the story of parachuting’s forgotten woman pioneer
The “Tiny” Documentary Film Project
Our mission is to produce a feature length documentary telling the incredible and inspirational true story of Tiny Broadwick.
Our film will feature interviews with Tiny’s family members, women she inspired and subject matter experts. We also have access to Tiny’s scrapbooks which have been meticulously organized by her great-granddaughter Mischa. We will also film many of the artifacts her family and museums have and incorporate that with archival videos and photos. All of this and more will come together to create a film that finally tells Tiny Broadwick’s story.
Currently we have cooperation and support from Tiny Broadwick’s family, the United States Army, North Carolina Museum of History, the International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and more.
We are working with the Southern Documentary Fund, a registered 501c3, on this project and all donations above $400 are tax deductible. You can donate to the project here.
We have already begun production and are now seeking support and donations to complete the film.
MEET THE TINY TEAM
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Mischa Tiny Shuck
PRODUCER
Mischa Tiny Shuck is the great-granddaughter of Tiny Broadwick. She has spent countless hours researching, archiving and scanning family documents, photos and Tiny's scrapbooks. She also has a love of Skydiving and is an Ambassador for the International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame.
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Ken Oots
PRODUCER
Ken holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Currently, he is a commercial photographer and photojournalist, whose work has been published by news organizations across the United States and internationally. During his tenure as a U.S. Navy Parachute Rigger, Ken never had the opportunity to learn about Tiny while training. “Upon discovering her several years later, I recognized a significant oversight. Consequently, I dedicated my life to ensuring that Tiny receives the historical recognition she deserves.” Ken is an avid adventurer. While attending UNCW, he taught Open Water Scuba Diving on campus and conducted training and diving sessions with the Center for Marine Science Research. Ken holds Instructor certifications for Scuba Diving from NAUI, YMCA, and CMAS, as well as a Public Safety Diver Instructor certification through NAUI. Additionally, he has taught Introduction to Research Methods for Scientific Diving at UNC-Wilmington. Ken also holds cave diving certifications through NSS-CDS, technical certifications through TDI, and has been an enthusiastic cave diver and solo cave diver. In his free time, Ken explores through adventure motorcycling.
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Alex Hoelscher
DIRECTOR
Alex has been working as a commercial & documentary director and producer for over a decade. He has won various Addy and Telly awards, been broadcast nationally and received millions of views online and been programmed at film festivals across the country. When Alex first heard Tiny's story six years ago it seemed unbelievable, and he's been trying to help tell her story ever since.
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Sarah Sloan
WRITER & PRODUCER
Sarah Sloan is a creative producer and writer specializing in nonfiction. Most recently she was lead producer of THE DECIDERS (Apple TV, Prime). Her work has been distributed by Hulu, Prime, PBS and the Pulitzer Center. Sloan has been a Participant Media Social Impact Fellow, an International Women's Media Fund grantee and her work has been funded by Google News Initiative. Sloan’s work on Steve James’ AMERICA TO ME docu-series (Hulu, Starz) received honorable mention in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas.
Distribution Plan
Our goal is to finish filming, editing and complete the film before the end of 2025.
Our distribution plan may change, but it currently involves a premiere night at the NC Museum of History. The NC Museum of History is on board and proposed this idea.
Distribution will also involve a film festival run and/or distribution on PBS, which we are currently in distribution discussions with.
We are also open to streaming outlets if they express interest, and the film will be made available online at some point.
“To tell you the truth, I loved high places even as a child. I well remember a very tall tree in our backyard that I used to climb just to get away from everything and everybody. I could climb up into the very top and could imagine what it would be like to soar even higher”