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Eaton's Water ()

Directed by Sally Levi

· 15m

At the beginning of the Civil War, Benjamin Eaton brings his upper-class bride, Alice, to live in California. She is thrown into the rough life of Los Angeles, with its lawlessness and other dangers. The devastating drought of 1862 tries Ben and Alice's pioneer spirit, and forms the background of their amazing true story. With the help of Ben's Southern-minded brother-in-law, Br. John S.Griffin, and wealthy business partner, Mr. Don Benito Wilson, they find a way to build the first zanja — water system — to bring water out of the Arroyo Seco. How that happened is this story...

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Cast

J
Jeff Kernaghan Benjamin Eaton
J
Jandis Erickson Alice Eaton
D
Dex Livingston Don Benito Wilson
M
Michael Holmes Calvin Fletcher
G
Gus Lynch John Griffin
J
Jeanne Mount Alice Eaton (age 70)
T
Tiffany Brown Olive Eaton
R
Robert Fabiani Manuel Rodriguez

Crew

Director
Sally Levi
Writer
Sally Levi
Original Music Composer
Joe Kraemer
Editor
Janine Worrell
Producer
Matt Edwards, Rebecca Davis, Sally Levi

Details

Runtime
15m
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Production
Altadena Foothills Conservancy, Art Center College of Design