Desc: Beyond the Powder: The Legacy of the First Women's Cross-Country Air Race: Directed by Kara Martinelli White. With Michaela McManus, Terry Von Thaden, Liz DuChez, Emily Jo Applegate. 'Beyond the Powder' is a documentary film that follows the 2014 Air Race Classic racers as they make their way across the country, while telling the story of the original race of 1929, also known as the Powder Puff Derby.