Thumbprint Scar”

So much to love about director Sean Pecknold’s 8th and latest collaboration with Fleet Foxes! Offering something of a cinematic sequel/prequel to last year’s “Fool’s Errand,” the 35mm short follows a man trying his best to escape the infinite loop he’s got himself locked in. It also sees Pecknold re-teaming with a lot of creative talent from his previous projects, and bringing everything together in the California desert (during the hottest month of July!). As he further shared with us:

“I’m really excited about this one because I feel like I was able to get obsessive with the world we made for the video in a similar way to how I have with my animation work. My partner Adi Goodrich and a small team of artists dedicated their time and heart to creating a surreal and graphic world for this character’s journey. I also teamed up with Steve Reker, my choreographer from Fool’s Errand on this, and he brought a similar movement vocabulary to the new role.”

Enjoy “I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar” above! Full credits below.

Starring Jean Charles
Directed by Sean Pecknold
Art Direction and Production Design: Adi Goodrich
Creative Direction: Sing-Sing
Director of Photography: Keon Javanshir
Choreographer: Steve Reker
Producer: Sarah Haber
Wardrobe: Katrina Rumford
Art Director: Aaron Wiley
Executive Producer: Harry Calbom
Executive Producer: Aja Pecknold Smith
Production Co.: Society
1st Assistant Camera: Travis Waddell
2nd Assistant Camera: Mason Harrelson
Gaffer: Brody Anderson
2nd Gaffer: Yi Kai
Dimmer Board Operator: Johnathan Huggins
Art Assistants: Patrick Blanchard, Jordan Tager, Paige Schlosser
Production Assistant: Telford Villar
Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli
Casting: Michael Beaudry
Film Lab: Cinelab

Thanks to: WeTransfer, Jamal Dauda, Kate Jackson,
Eco Sets, All Sets, Cinelab,
Robert Houllahan, Dustin Ruegger, Dane Johnson,
Panavision, Lone Pine Movies, Please and Thank You Shop,
Inyo County, Bishop County, Adam Friedman, and Zeyu Xu

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