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Flight of Fancy
Short Film (Excerpts) – 1987
Shooting Flight of Fancy.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
Shooting Flight of Fancy.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
Michael Smither being rigged for flight.
Kindly supplied by the Dominion Post
On the set of Flight of Fancy.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
Shooting Flight of Fancy.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
An original picture of Michael Smither and the flying bike.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
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