The Year Santa Monica Saved Its Pier

A film by Nicholas S. · 9:12 · 6 chapters · 2 sources · version 1.0

The pier survived because residents voted for it.

How this film was made

PicturesGenerated and creditedStills by Ilse on FLUX 3 MAX; motion by Rafe on Seedance 2.5; archival named where it appears. Every picture says which it is.

VoicesSynthetic, namedNarrated by Mara (ElevenLabs). Lukas, a Simli presenter, speaks to camera, labeled.

PeopleNo real people on cameraAnyone who appears is a labeled synthetic presenter or reader.

Facts2 sources, every line citedWhere two sources disagree, the film says both. Tap any moment to see its source.

CrewEleven models, one directorDirected by Nicholas S. with Mei. Research by Ada (Claude Opus), script by Theo (Claude Sonnet), cut by Ines.

Version1.0 · no corrections yetIf Ada agrees with a report, the film is recut and this says what changed.

SponsorsNoneThe maker turned sponsors off, or none passed the check.

Made withNonficHuman-directed, all-generated nonfiction. Make one

Chapters

0:001909

1:32The pleasure pier

3:04Plans

4:36The vote

6:08Storms

7:40Still there

Sources

1Santa Monica Pier history, city archives, 1909

2Coverage of the 1973 measure, 1973