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The Art of Self-Defense

Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.

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The Art of Self-Defense

July 12, 2019
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Cast (26)

C.J. Rush
Other Steve
Davey Johnson
Gun Store Owner
Katherine Martin
Bakery Woman
Cameron Murphy
New White Belt
Nicholas Hulstine
Pickup Truck Driver
Lena Friedrich
French Girl
Frederic Spitz
French Guy
Alex Haydon
Man Wearing Pants
Mark Sawyer-Dailey
Man Reading Newspaper
Leland Orser
Detective McCallister
Josh Fadem
Serial Killer
Scott Goodman
Drunk Man
Justin Eaton
Lone Man
Caroline Amiguet
French Audio Instructor (voice) (uncredited)

Crew (70)

Directing

Riley Stearns
Director
Erick Lagunes
Second Second Assistant Director
Diletta Di Nicolantonio
Assistant Director
Siena Brown
First Assistant Director
Stephanie Adams
Second Assistant Director
Brett Durbin
Script Supervisor

Writing

Riley Stearns
Screenplay

Production

David Zellner
Executive Producer
Nathan Zellner
Executive Producer
Camille Bertrand
Co-Producer
Munika Lay
Executive Producer
Lisa Ciuffetti
Co-Producer
Andrew Karpen
Executive Producer
Kent Sanderson
Executive Producer
Cody Ryder
Producer

Sound

Chris Polczinski
Production Sound Mixer
Demetri Evdoxiadis
Supervising Sound Editor
Zack Goldsborough
Sound Recordist
Tasha Ann Ladwig
Boom Operator
Demetri Evdoxiadis
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Raymond Park
Sound Effects Editor
Heather McIntosh
Original Music Composer

Art

Charlotte Royer
Production Design
Emily Blevins
Set Decoration
Eli Kleinsmith
Property Master
Gregory Sheppard
Graphic Designer
Chad Blevins
Art Direction
J. Ryan McCleney
Set Designer

Camera

Isaac Harrison
Still Photographer
Josh Boyd
Second Assistant Camera
Daniel Williamson
Best Boy Grip
Jared Hardy
Digital Imaging Technician
Dave Ogle
Steadicam Operator
Tyler Buchholz
Key Grip
Michael Ragen
Director of Photography
David Lowe
Dolly Grip
Geoffrey Storts
First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Amy L. Forsythe
Makeup Department Head
Elissa Ruminer
Hair Department Head
Elissa Ruminer
Key Makeup Artist
Tora Eff
Assistant Costume Designer
Aaron Worman
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Toby Sells
Prosthetic Designer
Jami Villers
Costume Design

Crew

Josh Fried
Stunt Double
Steve Terada
Stunt Driver
Nick DeKay
Stunt Driver
T. Ryan Mooney
Stunt Double
Heather Bonomo
Stunt Driver
Nikki Stanley
Stunt Double
Wayne Beauchamp
Special Effects Coordinator
Mindy Kelly
Fight Choreographer
Mindy Kelly
Stunt Coordinator
John Ross
Utility Stunts
Dan Mast
Stunt Driver

Editing

Lighting

Scott Phelps
Additional Gaffer
Zach Erwin
Electrician
Matt Ware
Chief Lighting Technician
Matt Ware
Gaffer
Eliot Brown
Best Boy Electric
Hunter Zieske
Electrician

Visual Effects

May Satsuki Asai
Visual Effects
Casey Curtiss
Digital Compositor