Empress ClawScream (2023)
When gawky Irish teenager Róisín has to tell her best friend Jess that she loves her, she receives help from an unusual source - the cartoon villainess 'Empress ClawScream'. Set in the early 1990s, Empress ClawScream is an LGBTQ+ rom-com where regional sci-fi conventions, 1980s cartoon crazes, Riot Grrrl feminism, and first love all collide in spectacular fashion.
Director: Stephen T Lally
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Jake Watkins as Crispin |
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Andrew James Spooner as Oleg |
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Jodie Steele as Empress ClawScream |
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Jessica Balmer as Róisín |
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Gabriel Cagan as V |
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Samantha Gray as Jess |
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Aavie Kermack as |
| Directing | Stephen T Lally | Director |
| Writing | Diane Taylor-Karrer | Writer |
| Production | Stephen T Lally | Producer |
| Production | Diane Taylor-Karrer | Producer |
| Crew | Tom O'Keefe | Cinematography |
| Art | Stephen T Lally | Production Design |
| Art | Hedvig Kovács | Art Direction |
| Production | Fabienne Piolini-Castle | Production Assistant |