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The Pump

Director: T. C. Christensen

  • T. C. Christensen: Director, Producer
  • Merrill Jenson: Composer
  • Kieth Merrill: Writer
  • Reed Smoot: Cinematographer
The Consequences of Our Choices
A man tries taking a shortcut through the desert (even though his map warns him not to), and when his car breaks down he tries taking a shortcut off the dirt road, becoming completely lost until he finds an old abandoned mining outpost. A water pump is there, but it won't work unless he "primes the pump," by pouring in a jug of water that has been left by the long-gone inhabitants. Will he prime the pump, giving him an endless supply of water, or drink in the jug?
Winner of four major national awards including: A Red Ribbon Award, 1988 American Film & Video Festival.
This film is sometimes given other titles.
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VC 1421
1988
USA
Mormon Contributor(s)
Narrative Film
8 min. 30 sec.

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