TRAILER: “Driftwood” tells the story of Lt. Askr and his beloved driftwood – Askr survives the attack on Pearl Harbor by clinging to a floating driftwood log, but when he’s finally rescued, he refuses to let go, leading to a relationship of sacrifice and respect that spans generations.
FESTIVAL CIRCUIT:
WINNER:
Best Film – 2024 UCLAx Film Festival
Best Animation Short – 2024 Lonely Seal International Film, Screenplay and Music Festival
Best Animation Short – 2024 Green Mountain International Film Festival
Best Gold Coast Film – 2023 Ojai Film Festival
Castaway 7 Post Production Sound Award – 2023 Ojai Film Festival
Best Animated Short – Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, December 2023
“Award of Excellence” Special Jury Mention – Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, December 2023
NOMINATIONS:
Best Original Screenplay – Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, December 2023
Best Original Score – Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, December 2023
Best Producer(s) – Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, December 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
2023 LA Shorts International Film Festival
2023 LA Indie Film Festival
2023 San Diego International Film Festival
2023 Ojai Film Festival
2023 Cultur’halle Film Festival
2023 (December) Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
2024 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
2024 American Documentary and Animation Film Festival
2024 Beverly Hills International Film Festival
2024 UCLAxFilm Fest
2024 Green Mountain International Film Festival
2024 Seattle Film Festival
2024 Walla Walla Film Crush
2024 Lonely Seal Film, Screenplay, & Music Festival
2024 Catalina Film Festival
2024 San Jose International Short Film Festival
CREW
Writer, Director, Producer – Christopher Hills Eaton
Animation Director – Aaron Mark Brown
Producers – Anderson Clark
Brad Post
Executive Producer – Aaron Mark Brown
Co-Executive Producers – Samuel Slater Latour
Peter McGoldrick
Score – Jack Sligh
Violist – Marta Sofia Honer
Foley Mixer – Jordan McClain
Foley Artists – Sanaa Kelley
Matt Salib
Sound Effects Editor – Raymond Park
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