CNN Films Acquires ‘Why We Dream’ World War II Documentary About Normandy Legacy Flight Program

Bogdan Hofbauer

CNN Films has acquired “ Why We Dream ,” the feature documentary that tells the story of the Normandy Legacy Flight that brought World War II veterans back to the coast of France in 2024 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The film from director Meredith Danluck will air on CNN this spring as part of the news network’s larger coverage of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. “Why We Dream” premiered in June at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The movie documents the