Dog It Down is a 2012 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.

Dog It Down
Film poster
Directed byMark Haapala
Written byJim Landis and Adriane Coros
Produced byKevin Connolly
StarringAndy Cohen
Noah James
Sam Hambrecht
CinematographySkip McCraw
Music byMichael Tavera
Distributed byPBS
Release date
  • December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05) (Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival)[1]
Running time
22 minutes
CountryUnited States

Reception

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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,[2] The Newport Beach Film Festival, and would later air on both PBS and the Military channel.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "HRIFF | Dec 5th 2012 Film Schedule".
  2. ^ "The Making of Dog It Down with Mark Haapala". GI Film Festival.
  3. ^ Military.com (28 March 2013). "'Dog it Down' Trailer: GIFF". Military.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
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