Clay Hassler
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2015 |
Director
Film |
HOMELESS Clay Riley Hassler / Wet Paint |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2010 | Master of Fine Arts | Florida State University - College of Motion Picture Arts |
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About me
Clay Riley Hassler is an award-winning writer and director of feature films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, and visual content for brands and agencies.In 2015, Clay was named a “director to watch” by Way Too Indie following the release of his debut feature film, HOMELESS, which screened at over a dozen festivals worldwide before going on to win the Grand Jury Award at Dances With Films in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film was “incisive and sensitive… astounding.”
Clay’s films have been written about and featured in Variety, Indiewire, Christianity Today, Screen International, The Wrap, The Sentinel, SRQ Backlot, and Nashville Scene as well as several online blogs by film critics and movie-goers.
Outside of feature films and music videos, Clay has had the opportunity to direct commercials and web content for major brands, including Walmart, Toyota, The People’s Choice Awards, Chevron, Project Lead The Way, Magellan Health, and Kleenex. Clay’s Kleenex spot, “A Shining School”, a recent collaboration with Mark Burnett’s digital studio, VIMBY, received over 2.4 million views on YouTube within a few short weeks of its release.
Clay is a graduate of The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts where he received his MFA in writing, directing, and cinematography. His graduate thesis film, The Planeteer, played at numerous festivals, winning a National Student Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Program from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles.
Clay and his wife, Tif, live in Nashville, TN, where they lead a creative collective and film production company, Wet Paint. Some of their latest projects can be found at www.wpcfilm.com.
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Director of Photography |
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Job Titles | Video Editor, Screenwriter, Writer, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Cinematographer, Director of Photography (DOP), Photographer, Music Director |
Years in industry | 6+ years |