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‘Fight or Flight’ shares a story of perseverance as one woman takes to the sky

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Fight Flight Denise joi Pilot
Courtesy: "Fight or Flight"/Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
“Fight or Flight” tells the story of Denise Joi, the first female pilot to work for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

She overcame childhood trauma, to take to the sky. The story of the first female pilot to work for Colorado Parks and Wildlife is the subject of "Fight or Flight," a documentary featured in this year's "Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival." Denise Joi is the trailblazing pilot and the documentary's director is Lindsey Hagen.