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CLAIRE IN MOTION
written and directed by
LISA ROBINSON & ANNIE J. HOWELL
2016 | USA | English | Drama, Mystery | 80 min | HD 2:35 | Dolby 5.1
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LOGLINE
When Claire’s search for her missing husband leads her to an alluring and manipulative graduate
student, she uncovers a world of secrets that threatens to shatter her family.
SHORT SYNOPSIS
Three weeks after Claire’s husband has mysteriously disappeared, the police have ended their
investigation and her son is beginning to grieve. The only person who hasn’t given up is Claire. Soon
she discovers his troubling secrets, including an alluring yet manipulative graduate student with
whom he had formed a close bond. As she digs deeper, Claire begins to lose her grip on how well
she truly knew her husband and questions her own identity in the process. Claire in Motion twists the
missing person thriller into an emotional take on uncertainty and loss.
TECH SPECS
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80 min
2.35
HD
Dolby 5.1
USA
English
DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT
With this film, we were interested in telling a story about something that’s been lost — both
physically and spiritually. It was intriguing to give Claire a life crisis that leads to a bigger mystery,
one that unravels her perception of all she knows to be true. We wanted this experience to be
closely-observed and to bring intimacy to every element of the film: the acting, the landscapes, and
especially the camerawork.
The world of the Appalachian Ohio college town where the story is set, with its lonely streets and
manicured homes, imposing rocky cliffs and dark forests, are all filtered through Claire’s slowly
destabilizing mind. Her quest to understand her shifting world after a crisis is a metaphor for more
universal questions: How do we keep changing throughout our lives? How does our own change and
behavior surprise those closest to us, or even ourselves? Can we ever really know anyone? These
were the ideas that we explored through the writing and directing of Claire in Motion.
- Lisa Robinson & Annie J. Howell
LISA ROBINSON and ANNIE J. HOWELL
Co-Writers, Co-Directors, Producers
Lisa Robinson and Annie J. Howell’s debut feature, Small,
Beautifully Moving Parts, premiered at SXSW in 2011 and went
on to play over thirty festivals. Awards include the Alfred P. Sloan
Feature Film Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival
and the Audience Award at RiverRun Film Festival. Garnering
praise from Variety, NPR, as well as the late Roger Ebert, the
film opened theatrically in New York and went on to play several
other markets. Howell and Robinson have each directed other
short work, including Tia and Marco and Hollow respectively
for the vanguard ITVS series FutureStates. Robinson’s awards
include Martin E. Segal Prize, the Mitsubishi Digital Media Lab
Award, and a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship.
Howell’s awards include a Screenwriters’ Colony fellowship, an
IFP Grand Prize for an original script, and a 2010 San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation
grant. Robinson has original screenwriting credits with the renowned Blue Man Group; Howell’s
screenplay Little Boxes is premiering this spring. They both live in New York City with their families.
CAST
BETSY BRANDT (Claire) is currently starring in the CBS comedy
series Life in Pieces with Colin Hanks, Dianne Wiest and James
Brolin. She is well-known to television audiences for her portrayal of
Marie, the sister-in-law of meth-making mastermind Walter White, in
the Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe award-winning series Breaking
Bad. She also had a leading role in The Michael J. Fox Show along
with recurring appearances on Masters of Sex and Parenthood.
Brandt’s recent feature film credits include starring roles in Mothers
Of The Bride and the independent feature Quest. She appeared in
the Steven Soderbergh film Magic Mike, with Channing Tatum. She
is well-known to theater audiences throughout the country, having
performed in premieres for playwrights Geoffrey Nauffts, Julia Cho
and Beth Henley.
ANNA MARGARET HOLLYMAN (Allison) attended Sarah
Lawrence College and graduated with a concentration in Theater Arts
and Art History. She studied with Suzanne Esper at the William Esper
Studio in New York. Film credits include: Sleeping With Other People;
Mojave; Summer Of Blood; White Reindeer; Social Butterfly; Small,
Beautifully Moving Parts; Funny Bunny; Seven Chinese Brothers;
Gayby; The Color Wheel; Somebody Up There Likes Me; The Outfit;
The Mink Catcher; Woman Of The World; Movement And Location;
Adelaide; and Anna.
ZEV HAWORTH (Connor) is an Athens, Ohio native, where Claire
in Motion was filmed. He now lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his family,
where he attends Colfax Middle School. An accomplished dancer and
musician, Zev plays several instruments, including cello, flute, and
clarinet. This is his feature film debut.
CHRIS BEETEM (Paul) studied theater in New York City and is a
graduate of the William Esper Studios. Chris’ first role was playing
Gena Rowland’s grandson in the film Grace and Glorie, alongside
Diane Lane. He then went on to play many parts in film and
television, including projects such as Black Hawk Down, Every Day,
Mister Popper’s Penguins, J.A.G., and Pan Am. Recently, his credits
include Maggie Black and Emelie, which premiered at TriBeCa Film
Fest. He is a recurring player on Comedy Central’s Emmy winning
Inside Amy Schumer, and can also be seen as lawyer Mark Payne on
Netflix’s Orange is the New Black.
SAKINA JAFFREY (Maya) recently appeared in the revolutionary
hit Off-Broadway play Small Mouth Sounds, written by Bess Wohl and
directed by Rachel Chavkin. On television she starred as White House
Chief of Staff Linda Vasquez on Netflix’s House of Cards, recurred
on the USA hit show Mr. Robot and can currently be seen as Mindy
Lahiri’s mother Sonu on Hulu’s The Mindy Project. Sakina is also well
known for her standout role as Nilma in Garry Marshall’s Raising
Helen. She has numerous other film and television roles, including
Sex and the City, Girls, Sleepy Hollow, Heroes, and Madam Secretary.
CREW
JENNY DELLER // PRODUCER
Jenny Deller is a writer-director and producer living in Columbus, Ohio. Her debut feature, Future
Weather, stars Amy Madigan, Lili Taylor and Perla Haney-Jardine. It premiered at the Tribeca Film
Festival and took home several honors on the festival circuit including Best Feature from the Napa
Valley Film Festival. It went on to premiere theatrically in 2013, screening in over fifteen cities.
The script for Future Weather received the Showtime Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting. The
project also received three production grants from the Sloan Foundation for its unique portrayal
of climate science. It can now be seen on Netflix, iTunes, Starz and HBO Europe. Named one of
“10 Filmmakers to Watch” by The Independent, Jenny has attended the Nantucket Screenwriters
Colony; IFP’s Narrative Lab and Emerging Visions; and Film Independent’s Producers Lab and
Fast Track Market. Her most recent work, the short documentary Containing Addiction, was
commissioned by the Sloan Foundation and the Science and Entertainment Exchange.
YAEL MELAMEDE // EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Yael Melamede is the co-founder of SALTY Features - an independent production company based in
NYC whose goal is to create media that is entertaining and enhances the world. Yael’s film Inocente,
directed by Sean and Andrea Fine, won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Her
last film Desert Runners, directed by Jennifer Steinman, won multiple awards in the US and around
the world. Other producing credits include: Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (Dir: John Krasinksi),
The Inner Life Of Martin Frost (Dir: Paul Auster), and My Architect (Dir: Nathaniel Kahn). Yael recently
directed as well as produced (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies - a collaboration with renowned
social scientist Dan Ariely. Yael is a recovering architect and lives in NYC.
RYAN CUNNINGHAM // CO-PRODUCER
Ryan Cunningham is an Emmy & Peabody Award-winning producer whose credits include Inside
Amy Schumer and Broad City (Comedy Central); Louie (FX); The Electric Company (Sesame
Workshop/PBS Kids); Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter, and Delocated (Adult Swim); Louis C.K.: Oh My
God and Amy Schumer: Live at The Apollo (HBO); and the feature films The Drop (Fox Searchlight),
and the upcoming 3rd Street Blackout, The Congressman, and Keep The Change. She also co-owns
the NYC post-production company Running Man with her husband, Troy Thompson, and has a
4-year-old daughter. She never sleeps.
ANDREAS BURGESS // DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
In 2014 and 2015, Andreas Burgess received Emmy Awards for his work on the period murder series
A Crime To Remember. Other narrative credits include ABC’s innovative crime series Final Witness,
and the Independent Spirit Award-Winning feature Conventioneers, directed by Mora Stephens.
Burgess’ documentary credits include Johanna Hamilton’s 1971, Elizabeth James’ ethereal biopic
In So Many Words, and Sadia Shepard’s portrait of modern Pakistan The Other Half Of Tomorrow,
which was the Opening Night film at the 2012 Margaret Mead Film Festival. Other festival screenings
include TriBeCa, Full Frame, Sundance and Cannes. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and
lives in New York with his wife and daughter.
JIM ISLER // EDITOR
Jim Isler has been working in film and television in New York since 2001. He won a 2015 Emmy
for editing the feature documentary 24|7|365: The Evolution of Emergency Medicine. He directed
and produced the documentary Two’s A Crowd, which won Best Short at the 2011 Hamptons Film
Festival. Jim’s editing work for PBS Nature has earned him two Emmy nominations and a win for the
2012 Best Nature Program An Original DUCKumentary narrated by Paul Giamatti. He was the series
editor for the scripted narrative web series Floaters, which won a 2007 Emmy for New Media.
EMMELINE E. WILKS-DUPOISE // PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Emmeline Wilks-Dupoise is an artist and activist based in New York City. While studying film and
television production at NYU’s Tisch, she immersed herself in the art department. As a production
designer she enjoys creating atmospheres and exploring new neighborhoods of visual storytelling.
Her work focuses on a conversation between subject and their environment. Since 2009, she has
production designed eight award-winning independent features, and countless shorts and music
videos. Most recently, she production designed King Jack which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film
Festival and took home the audience award. Emmeline has also designed reenactment television
series for Animal Planet, Discovery ID, and the Travel Channel as well as pilots for MTV and Lifetime.
In her free time she can be found gardening, writing and painting.
NAOMI WOLFF // COSTUME DESIGNER
Naomi Wolff is a native New Yorker and has been designing for Film and Theater in New York City
since 2003. She designed the costumes for the features Stones in the Sun (Patricia Benoit, Director.
Winner Best Feature, Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival) and Forgetting the Girl (Nate Taylor,
Director. Audience Award Winner, SoHo International Film Festival). She is currently beginning her
5th season as Assistant Costume Designer on CBS’s Blue Bloods with Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg
and Bridget Moynahan and has been the Assistant Designer on over a dozen TV series and Motion
Pictures. Naomi has her MFA in Costume Design from Brandeis University and her BA from Queens
College. She was the 2003 recipient of the Ruth Morley Prize for Excellence in Costume Design and
is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.
XANDER DUELL // COMPOSER
Xander Duell is a New York-based songwriter and composer. Born Alexander McMahon, he is a
founding member of the five-piece band Inouk. Eleven years later, Duell has returned with his new
album Wade Laiste, an orchestral pop-rock mish-mash feast. He lives in Brooklyn with his family.
CREDITS
CAST
Claire Hunger
Paul Hunger
Connor Hunger
Maya
Chief Doyle
Search & Rescue Lead
Student on Stairs
Singing Men of OHIO
Department Secretary
Allison Lorn
Stu
Ryan
Cop
Ice Cream Patrons
Roller Skating Regular
Graduate Students
Singer
Math Chair
Math Professors
Skydiving Instructor
Allison Look-Alike
Student in Bar Bathroom
Betsy Brandt
Chris Beetem
Zev Haworth
Sakina Jaffrey
Ken Strunk
Mike Broecker
Jack Cranfield
Joe Brenckle
Conor Esmer
Ryan Childs
Matt Fujita
Christopher Johnson
Grant Johnson
Nick Mckibben
Merri Biechler
Anna Margaret Hollyman
Brian Evans
David Haugen
Steven Ross
Ryan Patrick Dolan
Benjamin Varda Gillespie
Kramer Ditty
Daniel Aguera
Semih Bedir
Jared Davis
Natalie Hulla
Meredith Jensen
Alycia Kunkle
Alexander Nicosia
Minh Nguyen
Eduardo Ribeiro
Jena Seiler
Sara Tripp Swartout
Kim Taylor
Lorraine Wochna
Ledger Free
Andrew Escobedo
Gary E. Holcomb
Sergio R. Lopez-Permouth
Shelley Delaney
Meredith Kelly
Marianne Murray
CREW
Directors
Screenplay by
Producers
Co-Producer
Executive Producers
Associate Producers
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Costume Designer
Original Music
Lisa Robinson & Annie J. Howell
Lisa Robinson & Annie J. Howell
Lisa Robinson
Annie J. Howell
Jenny Deller
Ryan Cunningham
Kevin Hight
Elizabeth Hight
Yael Melamede
Mary Beth Peil
Jeanan Al-Haddad
Corey Deckler
Geary Eppley
John Gridley
Sophie Malleret
June Matte
Kevin Matte
Ziad Nasser
James Robinson
Amy Segal
Andreas Burgess
Emmeline E. Wilks-Dupoise
Jim Isler
Naomi Wolff
Xander Duell