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A Rescues Song

A veteran saves a lost dog and in doing so saves both of them.

  • Tommy Mel Anderson
    Director
  • Tommy Mel Anderson
    Writer
  • Tommy Mel Anderson
    Producer
  • Tommy Mel Anderson
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    PTSD, Animalrescue, dogs
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 3, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tommy Mel Anderson

Tommy Anderson is a multiple best-selling author and screenwriter Tommy Anderson enjoys his role as a motivational speaker and Host of "The Real Tommy Unleashed" on the IQ Podcast Network in San Diego. Tommy's show is heard on multiple streaming platforms, Itunes, iHeart, Spotify, Apple Play, and more. An accomplished screenwriter he has written and is a Producer on "Life After Oblivion," a film based on his award winning screenplay and PTSD-A soldiers Revenge which he wrote and is currently in production by Panther Trail Films - Hollywood. Tommy also received his first directing credit on the pilot series "The Tale of Richard Pic". Tommy is also routinely cast as an actor in commercials, television, and film.

With his writing partner they both wrote "Where the Sweetgrass Grows" is Susie Schaefer of Movie Muse Productions, a screenplay writing and editing company.

As a founding member of VetPics Film Productions, Tommy gives back thought the all-veteran independent film production company which produced "Life after Oblivion." Most recently Tommy was seen as the face of the national Spotify commercial as the man with the dancing dog. His best-selling novel Haboob Wind is now a screenplay and his new novel Two Million Steps was released in March of 2021 and went to Best Seller on Amazon in two weeks.

Before moving to the Los Angeles area, Tommy lived in Madison Wisconsin and had a full career firefighter/paramedic with the Madison Fire Department and later retired from the U.S. Air Force Air National Guard. Tommy is a member of various organizations, including the Hollywood American Legion Post 43, Veterans in Media and Entertainment, the U.S. Press Association, and serves as a photo-journalist with the California American Legion Press Association. To learn more and reach out to Tommy.

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Director Statement

I wrote this poem for my past two Rescue Dogs. It was my way to honor them and enlighten others to the wonders of rescue.