Dog It Down

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 (BB-48) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Reception
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, The Newport Beach Film Festival, and would later air on both PBS and the Military channel.