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Shot in the four nights leading up to the election in surreal, boarded-up pandemic Soho.

Shot over the course of four cold nights in New York City on the eve of the presidential election, in the middle of a global pandemic. We went out into Soho to shoot something weird and sweet and melancholy to match our moods, and capture the surreal energy of the boarded up city we love.

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Credits

Directed, Edited, and Story by Todd Strauss-Schulson
Rat Created and Performed by Jonothon Lyons
Written by Todd Strauss-Schulson and Jonothon Lyons

Cast

Rat Jonothon Lyons
Girl Rat Emily Tung
Band in Park Ian Bamberger and Nelson Alexander
Cigarette Guy Jake Ryan Lozano
Pizza Guy Joseph Lymous

Production

Photographed by Dennis Robert Thomas
Mask, Costume, and Prop Design Jonothon Lyons
Director of Mask and Puppetry Joseph Lymous
Choreographer Tony Bordonaro
Production Assistants Bryanna McQueeney and Jake Ryan Lozano

Post

Color by Alex Jimenez @ Color Collective
Sound Mix by Tom Ryan
Credits and Poster by Daniel Spenser Levine