A documentary about those who answered the call.....
Two Generations of Patriots
"A Date With Infamy" is a feature length documentary film that pays tribute and honors those heroes, young and old, who volunteered for the Armed Forces when America was attacked.
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese Empire secretly attacked the Air and Naval bases located in the Hawaiian Islands. This surprise attack cost the lives of nearly 3000 Americans.
Immediately following this attack millions of brave young men and women volunteered for the Armed Forces to defend their country against the enemy. A select few were to become Army, Navy and Marine pilots.
Another attack. Another generation of patriots
60 years later on September 11, 2001, the United States was again attacked by foreign powers intent on destroying America and taking over the world. As before, nearly 3000 Americans, and citizens of foreign countries, would pay the initial sacrifice in a war against terror.
Again, brave young men and women signed up to join the fight against tyranny.
Patriotism is the common bond that links these two generations of Veterans. A love for flying is what made them become pilots. Although the aircraft may have changed, these aviators, young and old, realized they had "A Date With Infamy."
About The Director
Shannon Wafford
Shannon Wafford has over 35 years in the film, television, music and entertainment business. He started writing when he was young and has had many written works printed in publications across the country. He began his music career writing and playing in a Christian band in San Diego in 1984. After he left the band he studied theater and attended 4 years of college drama classes.
His career has grown over the years since those days of doing "extra" work to doing stunts and directing in TV and film. His credits include working on feature films and television with many great actors including Steve Martin, Brian Dennehy, Dennis Farina, John Lithgow, Jonathan Silverman and many more. He has also done production work on many sports shows including The X Games and the Super Bowl.
In 1998 Shannon began his production company called “Snow Productions.” As an independent TV and film producer he garnered many awards and accolades for his work. He has written, directed and produced 3 local TV shows and ranked in the top 5 in the Nielsen Ratings for his time slot. In 2009 he was hired to turn a novel into a screenplay and film. As director and co producer he managed to complete the film on time and under the $100,000 budget.
Shannon has produced many music videos including a remake of the 70’s hit “Saturday Night” with the Bay City Rollers featuring Ian Mitchell.
He continues to work with bands on a budget as well as feature length documentaries like “A Date With Infamy” about military pilots from WW2 and their similarities to modern military pilots.
One of his current projects is a feature length documentary about James Dean called “James Dean’s Last Drive.”
His feature length documentary film "Vector: America's First Supercar" was released in 2025. It is available on Amazon Prime, Tubi, YouTube Movies and 10 other streaming platforms. The film has received a dozen film festival selections and awards. The reviews are extremely positive with a ranking of 8.2 on IMDB and a 3.5 Stars on Amazon Prime.
When not working on film projects Shannon is building custom cars and guitars, writing, doing photography or working on music projects.