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Clay Dumaw is an American film director, screenwriter, editor and author, best known for independent films.
Clay Dumaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carthage, New York |
| Occupation | Director • Screenwriter • Editor • Author |
| Website | claydumaw.com |
He directed Get Out Alive (2012), Hold'em (2014) and Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell (2021).[1][2][3] He also wrote Stay the Course: How I Began a Career in Film, a memoir about his early life and career.
Clay was born in Carthage, New York. He studied Visual Communications at the Charles H. Bohlen Technical Center.[1][2][3]
Clay began his career as an editor and visual effects artist, creating title sequences for independent productions.[4] He wrote and directed two feature films, Get Out Alive (2012) and Hold'em (2014), which earned official selections at the Snowtown International Film Festival and the Buffalo International Film Festival.[1][2][5][6] He later worked on national ads for Honda, Toyota, Ford, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Professional Bull Riders, United States Anti-Doping Agency, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and Space Force.[7]
His third film, Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell (2021), was shot entirely on a green screen in Colorado Springs, with computer generated environments added in post-production.[3][8] Post-production on Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell spanned nearly two years.[9][10] It earned multiple awards at film festivals worldwide.
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Get Out Alive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Hold'em | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also Composer |
| 2021 | Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also Visual Effects |
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| Year | Work | Festival | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Get Out Alive | Scare-a-Con Film Festival | Official Selection |
| 2014 | Hold'em | Buffalo International Film Festival | Official Selection |
| 2015 | Snowtown International Film Festival | Official Selection | |
| 2021 | Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell | The Wild Bunch Film Festival | Best Western Drama |
| Best Colorado Film | |||
| Best Sci Fi | |||
| 1st Place Movie Poster | |||
| Horsetooth Intl. Film Festival | Best Narrative Film | ||
| The Tylerman Film Festival | Best Feature Film | ||
| Cannes Independent Film Festival | Best Action Film | ||
| Eastern Europe International Movie Awards | Best Western | ||
| Rocky Mountain International Film Festival | Semi-Finalist | ||
| Colorado International SciFi & Fantasy Film Festival | Finalist | ||
| The Galactic Imaginarium Film Festival | Finalist | ||
| Mindfield Film Festival | Finalist | ||
| Syracuse International Film Festival | Official Selection | ||
| 2022 | Snowtown International Film Festival | Official Selection |
| Year | Title | Synopsis | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Stay the Course: How I Began a Career in Film | A memoir about a young man in a rural town with a dream of directing movies. | Self-published |
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