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Fighting Fred Funston (2017)

During one of California's biggest disasters, one soldier chose to act illegally and without orders to save lives and a city.

Genre : Documentary, War

Runtime : 5M

Director : Andrés Gallegos

Synopsis

On April 18th, 1906, San Francisco witnessed its most devastating natural disaster, yet Frederick Funston, commandnig officer of the Presidio of San Francisco, gathered civilians to fight the fire, patrol the streets, and rebuild the city without authorization.

Actors

Andrew Zox
Andrew Zox
Andrew Zox

Crews

Andrés Gallegos
Andrés Gallegos
Director
Daniel L. Bernardi
Daniel L. Bernardi
Executive Producer
Carolina Gratianne
Carolina Gratianne
Producer
Trevor Getz
Trevor Getz
Associate Producer
Sreang Hok
Sreang Hok
Editor
Edgar Hernandez
Edgar Hernandez
First Assistant "A" Camera
John Clark
John Clark
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Nehemiah Cole
Nehemiah Cole
Sound Recordist
Dan Olmsted
Dan Olmsted
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Melissa Marquez
Melissa Marquez
Production Assistant
Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller
Researcher

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