A still from "Jet Line"
The callers are variously angry, sad, resigned, fearful. They report babies being woken from naps, dogs being frightened, blood pressure rising, houses shaking, peace shattered. One lone caller suggests we should just get over it. "You really think you're going to go up against the military or the National Guard? Fucking good luck."
They're all talking, of course, about F-35 jets, which have been roaring to and from the Vermont Air National Guard base at Burlington International Airport since October 2019. The comments were recorded for "Jet Line: Voicemails From the Flight Path," a 12-minute documentary created by