After surviving a plane crash, losing her fertility, and battling undiagnosed PTSD, a reclusive glider instructor is pulled back into the military by her ex-husband — a high-ranking officer — who believes only she can train a new generation of combat pilots, forcing her to face the war she never truly left.

SYNOPSIS:

In the stillness of a glider field high in the mountains, one of the world’s most unconventional military instructors trains future soldiers in silence, precision… and soul.

Amelia, a former U.S. Air Force pilot, left combat duty after a mysterious crash during a mission over Crimea. Now, far from the noise of war, she teaches cadets using a deeply personal system—blending elements of RAF discipline, American tactical drills, Polish endurance traditions, and bike-based resilience exercises. Each morning, she asks herself: “What kind of aircraft am I today?”—a metaphor for mental state, clarity, readiness. Only one person ever truly understood that question: Ely, her ex-husband.

Now a battle-worn officer with ghosts of his own, Ely arrives at the base with a mission—recruit Amelia back into the Air Force. America is preparing another operation in Crimea. She’s the best they’ve ever had. And he knows she’s the only one who could prepare the next generation for what's coming.

But as a tragic accident shakes the training camp, the sky opens old wounds—and the couple must decide: is their war over, or are they needed more than ever?

“Silent Sky” is a meditation on discipline, loss, love, and the quiet strength of those who teach others how to fly—knowing full well they may never return.