49 Mile Scenic Drive
Role
Director, Producer, Editor
Location
San Francisco, CA
In 1954, an artist named Rex May created an iconic street sign for the city of San Francisco.
Half a century later, his signs started to disappear.
What began as a short film about design took on a life of its own and ended up changing a little piece of history.
Selected by PBS Bay Area affiliate KQED as part of Truly CA, Season 14 broadcast.
Press:
Staff Pick from Vimeo
KQED
Uncrate
Booooooom
Screenings: San Francisco International Film Festival · Golden Gate Award
Warsaw International Film Festival
AFI Fest
SFO Museum - International Terminal - Winter 2025-26
Tacoma Film Festival
Flickers Rhode Island
International Film Festival
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Cinequest Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival
Half a century later, his signs started to disappear.
What began as a short film about design took on a life of its own and ended up changing a little piece of history.
Selected by PBS Bay Area affiliate KQED as part of Truly CA, Season 14 broadcast.
Press:
Staff Pick from Vimeo
KQED
Uncrate
Booooooom
Screenings: San Francisco International Film Festival · Golden Gate Award
Warsaw International Film Festival
AFI Fest
SFO Museum - International Terminal - Winter 2025-26
Tacoma Film Festival
Flickers Rhode Island
International Film Festival
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Cinequest Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival
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