the claw
Role: writer, director
THE LEAD SINGER OF A SEATTLE PUNK BAND STRUGGLES TO KEEP IT TOGETHER WHEN HER PERFORMANCE ANXIETY TAKES AN UNEXPECTED FORM.
festivals:
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020 (Nominated for Best Midnight Short)
Cinequest (Cinejoy) 2020
Nightmares Film Festival 2020 (Nominated for Best Director and Best Comedy Horror Short)
Hollyshorts Film Festival 2020
Tacoma Film Festival 2020
Sound Unseen 2020
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2020
Nevermore Film Festival 2021
The Claw is a Vimeo Staff Pick!
Made for Visit Seattle and Film Independent through the Seattle Story Award. The Claw premiered in New York City at the DGA Theater at a Rolling Stone Event. Read more about the event in this Rolling Stone article!
We were a weekly feature in Film Shortage! Read more here….
Film Independent Presents wrote about The Claw’s LA premiere. It opened for James Ponsdolts' live read of SINGLES in the Wallis Theater.
Director: Lael Rogers
Writers: Lael Rogers, Peter Edlund
Producer: Sam Kelly, Jr.
Executive Producer: Tony Fulgham
Starring: Alaji Marie, Sidney Jayne Hunt, Avital Ash, Ian Edlund
Director of Photography: Jacob Rosen
Editor: Slavka Kuehn
Costume Designer: Daisy Fulgham
Production Designer: Finch Izatt
First Assistant Director: Steven Laing
Also featuring: Malcolm Sangster, Jeff Silva, Ben Harwood, Jonny Henningson, Dave Place, Keefe O’Neill
1st AC: Coty James
2nd AC: Brian Oh
Script Supervisor: Peter Edlund
Gaffer: Vince Klimek, Michael LePard
Key Grip: Mark Bueing, Norman Tumolva
Swing: Andy Clark
Art Assistant: Lela Wulsin
Creature FX: Bob Lindenmayer
Location Sound: Steven Bechtold
Hear and Makeup: Akemi Hart, Tonya Carlson Jolly
Production Manager: Nancy Wilson
Production Coordinator: Shelby Smout
Production Assistant: Malcolm Sangster
Post-Production Supervisors: Matt Ralston, Kelly Green
Post Sound Design and Mix: Jason Alberts at LYD Sound
Assistant Editors: Ethan Hawthorne-Dallas, Ryan Hills
Colorist: Tristan Seniuk
Featuring songs by Mangy, Hobosexual, and Tony Fulgham
Title Design: Lindell Serrin
An ALl is Well Production.