The Snell Show
an award-winning short film by Andrew Black
based on the short story by Darl Larsen
"The Snell Show" is a short comedy film written by Andrew Black while he was a film student at Brigham Young University. It is an adaptation of the same-titled short story written by BYU professor Darl Larsen.
The story is about an annual gathering at the rural home of the Snell family, where folks gather with their families and picnic baskets to watch a nuclear explosion.
"The Snell Show" won the prestigious Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Slamdance Film Festival held in Park City, Utah in January 2003. Before that, "The Snell Show" won awards at BYU's Final Cut Film Festival and at the LDS Film Festival held in Provo, Utah in 2002.
Produced by
Anne Black
Kynan Griffin
Jennifer Kirkham
Photographed by
Travis Cline
Based on a story by
Darl Larsen
Production Design by
Anne Black
The Snell Show Cast
| Arvin Snell | Jason McCloney |
| Maureen Snell | Joanna Major |
| The Knudsens | Amy Paystrup Kelly Paystrup |
| The Hunsakers | Jason Conforto Natalie Conforto MaryAnne Morrow Rachel Huntington |
The Snow Shell Extras
Dorothy Ball
Julia A. Banks
Helen Breckenridge
Carl Breckenridge
Brittney Bright
Joye Cannell
Alex Cannell
Sarah Cannell
Nicholas Cannell
Michael Cannell
Justin Cline
Tomek Dembowski
Shealyn Farr
Joel Fifield
Christy Freeman
Kynan Griffin
Ryan Holman
Alisa Kirkham
Christopher Kirkham
Nicholas Kirkham
Jennifer K. Lee
Joseph Lee
Jason Loftus
Michael Loftus
Jane M. Loftus
Jessica Muset
Lara Pastor
Alan Peterson
Jenna Philpott
Matt Pierce
Joseph L. Puente
Joseph Ramahro
Gene Rigby
Ryan Kent Sager
Katherine Swigert
Emma Thornock
Kareen Thornock
James Thornock
Carl Thornock
Angela Thornock
Carolynn Thornock
Janalee Willmore
Haylee Willmore
Jessica Willmore
Carina Wytiaz
The Snell Show Crew
| Directed by | Andrew Black |
| Based on a short story by | Darl Larsen |
| Adapted for the screen by | Andrew Black |
| Produced by | Anne Black, Kynan Griffen & Jennifer Kirkham |
| Photographed by | Travis Cline |
| Production Design by | Anne Black |
| Edited by | Alexander Vance |
| Costume Design by | Anne Black & Emily Kawasaki |
| Executive Producer | Thomas Russell |
| 1st Assistant Director | Jason Conforto |
| 2nd Assistant Director | Carol-Lyn Jardine |
| Script Supervisor | Marta Becerril |
| Camera P.A. | Justin Cline |
| Gaffer | Jason Faller |
| Best Boy | Ty Arnold |
| Dolly Grip | Will Boaz |
| Grip/Electric | Matt Pierce Joel Fifield Meredith Bak Todd Hamilton |
| Set Dresser | Lara Pastor |
| Assistant Art Director | Alisa Kirkham Benji Harry |
| Costume Assistant | Laura Whitmore Mary Kirkham |
| Make-Up Artist | Danielle Donahue |
| Assistant Hair/Make-Up | Lisa Allen Katherine Swigert Elizabeth Faller Tara Evans Lara Pastor |
| Sound Mixer | Emily Yu |
| Boom Operator | Benji Harry |
| Foley Assistant | Travis Cline |
| Visual Effects/Titles | Alexander Vance |
| Production Assistant | Adam Sanders |
| Transport Coordinator | Thomas Kirkham |
| Transportation | Tomek Dembowski |
| Driver | Wyatt Woolley |
| Videographer | Benji Harry |
| Catering | Will Boaz David Payne Mark Madsen Charles Hurdle |