Was intended to be shot as a live-action film. But the director had a hard time getting it off the ground. When he started to learn character animation during the Covid-19 quarantine, he decided to animate the film instead.
The film features the song "Nearer My God To Thee." This is the song that CNN is planning to play on their final broadcast in the event that the world is going to end. This film is also about a final broadcast. It is also a song that was allegedly played as the RMS Titanic sank.
The titular Mercer County is named for Mercer County, Pennsylvania, where writer/director Mike J. McAllister grew up. However, the film is not set in Pennsylvania.
Winner of the Animated Category Award in the Fall 2020 Quarantini Film Festival.