Dog It Down

Dog It Down

Film poster
Directed by Mark Haapala
Produced by Kevin Connolly
Written by Jim Landis and Adriane Coros
Starring Andy Cohen
Noah James
Sam Hambrecht
Cinematography Skip McCraw
Distributed by PBS
Release dates
  • 2012 (2012)
Running time
22 minutes
Country United States

Dog It Down is a 2012 award-winning short film directed by Mark Haapala and produced by Kevin Connolly. It is based on the true story of three US Navy Sailors who were trapped under water for 17 days in an air-tight compartment aboard the USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Plot

Three US Navy sailors are trapped in an airtight compartment on the ocean floor aboard the USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Based on actual events.

Reception

The film won Best Short Film of 2012 at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. It also screened and received recognition at: the GI Film Festival,[1] The Newport Beach Film Festival, and would later air on both PBS and the Military channel.[2]

References

  1. "The Making of Dog It Down with Mark Haapala". GI Film Festival.
  2. Military.com. "'Dog it Down' Trailer: GIFF". Military.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

External links

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