Scabs // Feature Film // In Post-Production // Digital + DCP // English
Synopsis
After his secret is exposed, a compulsive skin picker and his evasive girlfriend descend into a relationship fever dream.
SCABS
Directed by Tommy Butler
Written by Tommy Butler
Produced by Callie Bloem // Christopher Ewing // Eva Steinmetz
Director of Photography Rick Cook
Production Design by AlyssaStump
Edited by Christopher Ewing
Costume Design by LaurenCarmen
Associate Producer Phoebe Schaub
MATTEO SCAMMELL as Ayden
ADRIENNE HERTLER as Em
JAIME MASEDA as Daniel
CHRIS DAVIS as Photograper
BENJAMIN CAMP as Zach
EMILIE KRAUSE as BFRB Retreat Leader
SYDNEY CAMP as Lily
CREW
First Assistant Director Zoe Feldman
Second Assistant Director Eli Eisenstein
Second Assistant Director Lainey Macken
Art DirectorJamie Forslund // JesseGlockner
Production Sound Mixer Spenser Spratlin
Associate Sound Mixer Prudence Katze
Special Effects Makeup Isabelle Isel
Makeup and Special Effects Consultant Melanie Licata
First Assistant Camera Katie Harkins
First Assistant Camera Kailyn Floersch
Gaffer Trey Ehmer
Gaffer Kevin Soboloski
Grip Chris Duran // Nate Meixell
Production Assistants Viren Shinde // Jesse DeRocco // Chenoa Yelle // Seamus Lonergan // Remington Vaughan // Emily Moutis
Intimacy Coordinator Eli Lynn
Post-Production Supervisor Callie Bloem
Production Counsel Neal Sampat
ADDITIONAL CAST
(in order of appearance)
Pharmacy Clerk ZoeFeldman
AA Participants Justin Rose // Betty J. Smithsonian // Steven Rishard // Alex Torra // Aram Aghazarian // Ross Beschler // Biko Koenig
Doctor 1 Michael A. Stahler
Doctor 2 Eli Lynn
Medical Students Lainey Macken // Gavin R. Nersasian Salvatori Camarote // Alison Ansorg // Mel Beans // Olivia Padfield
Photo Shoot Makeup Artist Chelsea Murphy
Photo Shoot Model Kim Redman
House Party Goers Jule Maurer // Harish Pathak // Tim Shu // Midge Nease // Daniel Higbee // Victoria Wilcox // Tiffany Stanish // Alyssa Stump // Remington Vaughan
Band Members Sean Lally // Joe Palinsky // Alison Mae Hoban // Emily Johnson // Kerry Brind-Amour // Phoebe Schaub
Cowboy Hat Guy Trey Ehmer
Bookstore Clerk Erin Malimban
BFRB Retreat Attendees Mallory Moore // Stella Snyder // Tenia Weeks // Eden Nguntling // Ekari Mawi // Jillian Jetton // Ellawyn Marvelous // Riese Kristina Hughes // Molly Sand // Verniyah Weeks
Brad BrianRatcliffe
Funeral Attendees Justin Rose // Steven Rishard // Aram Aghazarian // Andrew Mantuano // Biko Koenig // Ivan Schaub // Millie Landrum-Hesser // Lily Grace // James Hennick // Adrienne Hertler, Sr.
SONGS
Breathing Air (Heaven Mix)
written and performed by Liam Sanagan
fargoner
written and performed by Kipp Clifford
SPECIAL THANKS
Mark Duplass
Seed & Spark
Aneela Idnani and the Habit Aware team
Dr. Marla W. Deibler and the Center for Emotional Health
Becca Schneider
Barbara Lally
Tom Carman
Pig Iron Theatre Company
Adam & Karen Levin
Adrienne "Big A" Hertler & Chef's Table Catering
Bifocal Media
Tyler School of Art's Art Education and Community Arts Practices program
Zach Lindenberger
Sebastian Casas
Father Fran Cauterucci
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School
Team Sunshine Performance
Jule Maurer and Joanna Hutchinson
Tom Snyder and Jill Harrison
Benjamin Camp and Sarah Gladwyn Camp
Neal Dhand
Rachel Stewart
Jennifer Schneider
Micah Magee
Emily Sandifer
Antony J. DiBruno, Rhonda E. Geyer, Sara Lepkoff, and Trent Bowman (Temple University Ambler Campus)
Ian Schiela, Sean Roche, and Evelyn Swift Shuker (Temple University Performing Arts Center)
Jacqueline R. Klevan and Penny Garcia (Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine)
Chet Pancake, Dorthia Schreyer, Beth Bolton, and Robert Stroker (Temple University School of Theater, Film, and Media Arts)
Liz Riepnieks (Temple University Office of Risk Management)
Dan Morgan and Riverwards Produce
Ricci and Rolf and Bookhaven Bookstore
The Greater Philadelphia Film Office
Skin Picking & BFRB Training & Resources Provided By
Lauren McKeaney of The Picking Me Foundation
This project was supported by
The Vice Provost for the Arts Grant from Temple University
The Harry L. Friedberg Fund and The Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Foundation of the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Independent Media Fund administered by Scribe Video Center with funds provided by
the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.
Ashley and Andrew Ehret
Steve Sachs
Paul McDaniel
Ricardo Lorenzo
Ellen and Joe Palillo
Christopher and Ashley Ingram
Julie and Garett Perryman
Barak Bar-Cohen
John Butler
Jay and Miri Butler
Behind-The-Scenes of Scabs
BTS Photography:
Rick Cook
Kailyn Floersch
Trey Ehmer