Manual Cinema’s puppetry will be featured in the film remake of Candyman, directed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Academy Award-winner Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions. The film debuted August 27, 2021.

CREDITS

PRESENTED BY UNIVERSAL PICTURES & MONKEYPAW PRODUCTIONS

Directed by Nia DaCosta

Screenplay by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and Nia DaCosta

Shadow Puppetry by Manual Cinema

PUPPETRY PRODUCED BY MANUAL CINEMA

Director, Storyboard Artist, Editor Drew Dir

Puppet & Set Design by Lizi Breit and Drew Dir

Director of Photography Andrew J. Morgan

Puppet Fabrication by Drew Dir, Lizi Breit and Sarah Fornace

Line Producer and Additional Editing by Julia Miller

Assistant Line Producer Ben Kauffman

PUPPETERS

Lead Puppeteers Drew Dir, Lizi Breit, Sarah Fornace and Julia Miller

Additional Puppetry by Kara Davidson, Jyreika Guest, Ben Kauffman, Charlotte Long, Jeffrey Paschal, Shay Turnage, and Eunice Woods