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Fighting Fred Funston

Fighting Fred Funston • TV-Y7, 01-Jun-2017

Directed by Andrés Gallegos

On April 18th, 1906, San Francisco witnessed its most devastating natural disaster – an earthquake that initiated a city-wide fire. The commanding officer of the U.S. Army base at the Presidio, Fred Funston, gathered citizens to fight the fire, patrol the streets, and rebuild the city – all without authorization.

Cast
Andrew Zox Andrew Zox
Crew
Andrés Gallegos director
Daniel Leonard Bernardi executive producer
Carolina Gratianne producer
Trevor Getz associate producer
Andrés Gallegos cinematography
Edgar Hernandez cinematography
Sreang Hok editor
Nehemiah Cole sound recordist
Dan Olmsted re-recording mixer
John Clark second assistant camera
Edgar Hernandez first assistant camera
Melissa Marquez production assistant
Nicole Miller historian

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