Crew

STEPHANIE LAING
Director & Producer
Stephanie Laing is a five time Emmy nominated TV director and producer. She has produced some of the most popular series on HBO including the award winning comedy “Veep,” starring Julia Louis Dreyfus and the 2013 drama “Banshee.” Laing was also the executive producer on the HBO comedy “Eastbound and Down,” starring Danny McBride.In 1997, Laing won a Primetime Emmy Award for her role as a producer on "Tracey Takes On".

DAVID GORDON GREEN
Executive Producer
David Gordon Green is an American filmmaker. He has directed dramas such as George Washington, All the Real Girls, and Snow Angels, as well as the thriller Undertow, all of which he wrote or co-wrote. Since 2008, he has also transitioned into comedy, directing the films Pineapple Express and Your Highness, as well as episodes of the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down

Tony Hale
Producer
Tony Hale is an American actor, best known for his role in the Fox comedy series Arrested Development as the neurotic Byron "Buster" Bluth. He plays Gary Walsh, the sycophantic personal aide to the Vice-President of the United States on the HBO comedy Veep, for which he won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

PATRICK SOMERVILLE
Writer
Patrick Somerville is a novelist and a screenwriter. His books include two collections of short stories—Trouble (2006) and The Universe in Miniature in Miniature (2010)—and two novels, The Cradle (2009) and This Bright River (2012). The Cradle was nominated for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Award. It was also a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick for Spring 2009, a Target Emerging Writers pick, and a New York Times Editor’s Choice. This Bright River was a New York Times Editor’s Choice, and was long-listed for the Dublin International Literature Prize. The Universe in Miniature in Miniature was short-listed for the 2010 Story Prize. Patrick also writes for the FX drama The Bridge and Fox's 24: Live Another Day.

Scott Clackum
Producer
S. Scott Clackum has been building a career in Production over the last 15 years with HBO, MGM, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, United Artists, etc. He has been a frequent collaborator with Stephanie Laing and David Gordon Green over the course of many years. Laing and he broke out the tool box on this script almost a year ago and with sleeves rolled up, saw it through to screen.

Eric Steelberg
Executive Producer
In 2006 Steelberg broke out into the feature film world with QUINCEAÑERA, which earned both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prizes at Sundance. Since then, Eric has found success with director Jason Reitman on the films JUNO, UP IN THE AIR, YOUNG ADULT, and the upcoming release of LABOR DAY. JUNO and UP IN THE AIR were both OSCAR Nominated for Best Picture. In addition to those films, he has also photographed Golden Globe and Spirit Award nominee (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, BANDSLAM, and GOING THE DISTANCE. Always searching for diversity, Eric also tried his hand in television by shooting the pilot for FOX’s LONESTAR and season two of HBO’s EASTBOUND AND DOWN. When not involved in feature films, he fills his schedule shooting commercials for some of the biggest corporations in the world.

Jay Feather
Director of Photography
Jay's work has defined the looks of the HBO series, Veep for the past three seasons. He has been a DP on the series, Banshee & Eastbound & Down. His work can be seen on many commercials. He resides in Brooklyn.

KATHLEEN FELIX HAGER
Costume Designer
Kathleen Felix-Hager (Costume Designer) began her career in Hawaii, washing seaweed from Kevin Costner's undergarments in the film "Waterworld." She has since sought to repeat the pathos and irony of that first experience. She made her debut as costume designer a few short years later on CBS's "Judging Amy." Her credits include Showtime's Dexter, and HBO'S VEEP.

TROUBLE AND THE SHADOWY DEATHBLOW
A Short Film
Directed by
STEPHANIE LAING
Written by
Patrick Somerville
Based on the Short Story by
PATRICK SOMERVILLE
Executive Producer
DAVID GORDON GREEN
Executive Producer
Patrick Somerville
Executive Producers
BILL HILL
DANA BRANCATO
ERIC STEELBERG
Produced by
STEPHANIE LAING
TONY HALE
S. SCOTT CLACKUM
Starring
TONY HALE
JEAN VILLEPIQUE
MACLAREN LAING
MARC WOOTTON
FRANKIE FAISON
TIM BALTZ
ANDY BUCKLEY
Director of Photography
JAY FEATHER
Production Designer
JIM GLOSTER
Costume Designer
KATHLEEN FELIX HAGER
Edited by
TRAVIS SITTARD
Original Music by
BEN BRIDWELL
Casting by
JEANNE McCARTHY, C.S.A.
Additional Casting by
LISA MAE FINCANNON, C.S.A.
Additional Casting by
PAT MORAN CASTING, C.S.A.
Music Supervisor
DEVOE YATES
Consulting Producers
JAY FEATHER
TRAVIS SITTARD
Unit Production Manager
BILL HILL
First Assistant Director
DALE STERN
TONY HALE as Jim Funkle
JEAN VILLEPIQUE as Gina Funkle
MACLAREN LAING as Eric Funkle
SHERRIE PETERSON as woman on bus
MARC WOOTTON as Dr. Baruch Minkowski
FRANKIE FAISON as Georgia
TIM BALTZ as drug store clerk
ANDY BUCKLEY as Hunter Harris
DAVID SMOLAR as the announcer
CAITLYNN LEARY as woman at table
BILL THOMAS as man at table
Stunt Coordinators
MARCUS YOUNG
KENNY WONG
Utility Stunts
KIMMY SUZUKI
A Camera Operator
SPENCER COMBS
1st Assistant A Camera
JEFF GRAHAM
2nd Assistant A Camera
ROGER SPAIN
DIT
MATT GOETZ
Camera PA
JOHN GAINES
Still Photographer
ERIC A. REID
Production Sound Mixer
LORENZO MILLAN
Boom Operator
STEVE SAADA
Sound PA
ZACH TREES
Digital Video Playback
SCOTT WETZEL
Dept. Head Make-up
SANDRA ORSOLYAK-ALLEN
Dept. Head Hair
CONI ANDRESS
Key Costumer
KATIE HOWARD
Script Supervisor
DANA BRANCATO

Location Manager
RYAN DAECHE
Assistant Location Managers
JOSH SLATES
Key Location Staff
JOHN BIRCHALL
Storyboard Artist
CESAR LEMUS
Property Master
JOHN BERT
Assistant Property Master
JESSICA BAROODY
Set Decorator
JENNIFER ENGLE
Art Department Coordinator
JENNIFER WANG
Art Department Production Assistant
SARA FIGIEL
Buyer
LIZ MCPHERSON
Set Dressers
EMMA HUNTINGTON
Key Grip
MATT BLADES
Best Boy Grip
JASON CONTINO
Best Boy Grip
EDDIE HOHMAN
Dolly Grip
MICHAEL LEE LOCKE JR.
Grip
ZACH FREDERICK
Key Rigging Grip
TIM SIFORD
Best Boy Rigging Grip
JOE KURTZ

Gaffer
JAMES “PEACHES” DOLAN
Best Boy
JAMES QUINLAN
Generator Operator
MATT BRENNAN
Electricians
BRIAN ADAMS
MIKE MULLEN
Rigging Gaffer
SCOTT PERRYMAN
Best Boy Rigging Electric
MIKE O’LEARY
Transportation Coordinator
RON SMITH
Transportation Captain
DUANE KELLY
Drivers
PAT MOWRY
GEORGE O’CONNER
VINCENT GERJEN
HOWARD JOHNSON
SHAWN HULL
Associate Producers
CHARLES DE BERNIER
ERIC A. REID
CATHY MERIAM
Production Coordinator
ALICIA ELLIOTT
Assistant Production Coordinator
JASMINE ALSTON
Office Production Assistants
ALAN SEARCY
Production Accountant
STACY DE BERNIER
1st Assistant Accountant
MELISSA MAHONEY
2nd Assistant Accountant
BRENDA CHAE
Payroll Accountant
CINDY ANDERSON

Assistant to S. Laing
ARYANNA GARBER
Assistant to B. Hill
CAITLYNN LEARY
Key Set Production Assistant
WENDY GEARY
Production Assistants
ALEX BONNER
EVELYN FOGELEMAN
SARAH STUSEK
Craft Service
DAMOND GORDON
Visual Effects Supervisor
ARMEN KEVORKIAN
Assistant Editors
ANDREY RAGOZIN
CLIFFORD L. JOHNSON
Supervising Sound Editor
JOHN BENSON
Re-Recording Sound Mixers
PETE ELIA
KEVIN ROACHE
Dialog/ADR Editor
JANE BOEGEL
Effects Editor
TOM NIST
Foley Editor
LARRY HOPKINS
Music Editor
MICHAEL BRAKE
Post Production Audio Provided by
TECHNICOLOR SOUND SERVICES
Post Production Services by
TECHNICOLOR
Colorist
ROY VASICH
Online Editor
BRUCE MOTYER
VFX by
ENCORE
Main Title Design & Artwork
DASHA TOLSTIKOVA
Graphic Designer
KENNETH ROMAN
