Breaking Through the Clouds is nearly 2 hours long and includes actual footage of the 1929 air race. In addition, there are aerial recreations in the film, using planes like the women flew in the derby including: Travel Air, Waco, Monocoupe and Fleet.

Over 13 years of research went into the making of this film. There are images of the women in the race that have rarely been seen before. In addition, there are interviews with Elinor Smith Sullivan, legendary pilot, Patty Wagstaff, national aerobatic champion, Julie Clark, aerobatic pilot, family members of the pilots in the derby, aviation historians and people who knew the women racers personally.

With over 20 minutes of bonus material, including:

• Additional stories of events that happened in the race and obstacles that women overcame
  
• Breeches to ballgowns: what the women wore
  
• Technical information about the planes flown in the derby as well as navigational challenges
  
• Sponsoring the race: the National Exchange Club's role
  
• Elinor Smith Sullivan's story, in her own words, about flying under 4 east NYC bridges