San Francisquito Cyn, March 12th, 1928: The sound a horse makes as it's drowning. Minutes before midnight, the St. Francis Dam fails. It takes five and a half hours for the dam water to wash out to sea, taking with it hundreds of lives.
direction and animation by Brian Smee 
sound by Annapurna Kumar 
paint and titles by Isabelle Aspin 
prayers spoken by Therese Cleary 
translation by Patricia Luna 
Sound Mix by Craig Smith
narration spoken by Charles F. Outland excerpted from Man-Made Disaster courtesy of SCV Historical Society
Screenings:
2017: GLAS / Mammoth Lakes Film Festival / CalArts Ex Anim Showcase / Denver Film Festival / Malt Adult #5 / San Diego Underground Film Festival / Ottawa International Animation Festival / Animasivo
2018: Edge of Frame weekend at LIAF / Slamdance / EofF at Flatpack Film Festival / Cheap Cuts Documentary Festival
Press:
SCVHistory by Leon Worden
Pictures from the Brainbox: Animators on Animation by Chris Robinson
teaser trailer for big surf
loops made for screenings
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