Clay Dumaw
Born
Carthage, New York
OccupationDirector • Screenwriter • Editor • Author
Websiteclaydumaw.com

Clay Dumaw is an American film director, screenwriter, editor and author, best known for independent films.

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.

Early life

Clay was born in Carthage, New York. He studied Visual Communications at the Charles H. Bohlen Technical Center.[1][2][3]

Career

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.

Filmography

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

Awards and nominations

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

Books

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Carthage filmmaker to debut his second film, "Hold 'Em," in July at Syracuse theater". 2014-08-12. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "First Snowtown Film Festival deemed a success". 2015-02-07. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "At Snowtown Film Festival, local moviemakers to shine again". NNY360. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  4. ↑ "Get Out Alive (Review)". AdamTheMovieGod. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  5. ↑ "Filmmaker Clay Dumaw Asks if You Can Get Out Alive". Dread Central. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  6. ↑ EvanDickson (2013-01-21). "Backwoods Horror Marches On In 'Get Out Alive'". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  7. ↑ "Live Conversation with Clay Dumaw, Director, JACK WYATT AND THE GUN FROM HELL | Snowtown Film Festival 2022". watch.eventive.org. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  8. ↑ "Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell | Film Threat". 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  9. ↑ "Nerdly » 'Jack Wyatt and the Gun from Hell' Review". Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  10. ↑ Moe, Todd; Canton, in; NY. "Preview: Snowtown Film Festival". NCPR. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
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