Directing
Hunter Hopewell
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois
Known for
Directing
Credits
5 titles
At nine years old, Hunter first picked up a camera to make videos with his friends and family. Growing up, the support continued, and today, Hunter has won over sixty awards across twenty short films, a feature film, and 300+ videos, including a first place win at the United Nations for Numbskull, an anti-bullying short film. In 2021, his feature directorial debut Shellfish premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater as part of the Dances with Films Festival and went on to win thirty awards at seventy-five festivals, including ten Best of Festival awards. You can catch Shellfish on Prime Video, Apple TV+, and every major rental platform Walt Disney has been a longtime inspiration in Hunter’s life…
Known for
10.0A stop motion animator has a week to make a film with his dumbstruck brother and the girl of his dreams without his parents finding out. As their shoot unravels, he must decide which is more important, his filmmaking or close relationships, in this coming-of-age comedy with a twist of stop motion animation.
Shellfish
2022
NRAn outsider must navigate a watch party for a popular show he's never seen.
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Film credits
Behind the camera
10.0A stop motion animator has a week to make a film with his dumbstruck brother and the girl of his dreams without his parents finding out. As their shoot unravels, he must decide which is more important, his filmmaking or close relationships, in this coming-of-age comedy with a twist of stop motion animation.
Shellfish
2022
10.0A stop motion animator has a week to make a film with his dumbstruck brother and the girl of his dreams without his parents finding out. As their shoot unravels, he must decide which is more important, his filmmaking or close relationships, in this coming-of-age comedy with a twist of stop motion animation.
Shellfish
2022
10.0A stop motion animator has a week to make a film with his dumbstruck brother and the girl of his dreams without his parents finding out. As their shoot unravels, he must decide which is more important, his filmmaking or close relationships, in this coming-of-age comedy with a twist of stop motion animation.
Shellfish
2022
NRAn outsider must navigate a watch party for a popular show he's never seen.
Skip Intro
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