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S16mm / HDCam, 2012
An aging fisherman develops an intimate relationship with a lobster.
Official Selection
Telluride Film Festival, 2012
Slamdance, 2013
Los Angeles Film Festival, 2013
Fantastic Fest, 2012
Portland International Film Festival, 2013
Big Muddy Film Festival, 2013 * WINNER BEST NARRATIVE
RxSM *WINNER BEST IN FESTIVAL
Calgary Underground Film Festival, 2013
Florida Film Festival, 2013
Waterfront Film Festival, 2013
Victoria Indie Film Fest, 2013
San Diego Film Festival, 2012
Provincetown Film Festival, 2012
Toronto After Dark Film Festival, 2012
Zinema, Columbia, 2012
The Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, 2012
Art of Brooklyn Film Fest, 2013
Victoria Indie Film Fest, 2013
Newport Beach Film Festival, 2013
CAST
George Murdock…………….Bernie
Fisherman 1………………….Robert Rose
Fisherman 2………………….Joe Fitzback
Fisherman 3………………….Charles Veloza
Puppet Performer…………Ben Bornstein
Puppet Performer…………Jenny Campbell
Puppet Performer…………Matthew Furtado
Puppet Performer…………Yelena Zhelezov
CREW
Writer / Director: Ian Samuels
Producer: Brian Higdon
Director of Photography: Monika Lenczewska
Casting: Anne Teutschel
Associate Producer: Andrew Ahn
Editor: Neil Evans
Editor: Ian Samuels
1st Assistant Camera: Nausheen Dadabhoy
2nd Assistant Camera: Tim Haber
Gaffer: Chris Hebert
Grip: Michael Meehan
Assistant Director: Jenny Hatchadorian
Makeup Department Head: Ben Bornstein
Assistant Makeup: Eric Sosa
Production Designer: Erin Smith
Property Master: Melinda Paquin
Set Construction: Aimee Holmberg
Character Design: Ashley Stoddard
Puppets Created By: David Monzingo
Production Sound: Robin Shore
Music: Sage Lewis
Post Production Sound: Silver Sound
Production Assistant: Herve Desroches
Production Assistant: Jack Garrett
Diver: Jim Rawlings
Diver: Dana Lofgren