Which documentary was released first, The Plow That Broke the Plains or Seal Island?
Seal Island (film) Seal Island is a 1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar. Produced by Walt Disney, it was the first installment of the "True-Life Adventures" series of nature documentaries. It won an Academy Award in 1949 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
A Brokedown Melody A Brokedown Melody is a 2004 documentary surf film from Woodshed Films directed by singer/songwriter Jack Johnson and his film school friend Chris Malloy. Presented as a special screening to benefit the Kōkua Hawai'i Foundation at the Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu on August 11, 2004, the film had premieres during the fall of 2004 at the Malibu International Film Festival (MIFF) on September 16, 2004, at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts during the 2nd annual Moonshine Festival on October 9, 2004, at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara in October, 2004, and at the Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) in Honolulu in October, 2004. It is the fourth of The Moonshine Conspiracy films.