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“Mantis Stream! Like & Subscribe” is the winner of the 2026 Vimeo Staff Pick Award at SXSW, a prize that combines a festival award and a Vimeo Staff Pick all in one. Check out past winners from festivals around the world here!

Winner – SXSW – VIMEO STAFF PICK AWARD 2026
Official Selection – NEW/NEXT FILM FESTIVAL 2025

Written and Directed by
SARAH MAERTEN & LINCOLN ROBISCH as
CLUSTERFUCK!

Producer & Editor – MARK NEIL
Sound Designer & Composer – JOSEPH CARROLL
3D Animation – SARAH MAERTEN
Director of Photography – MITCH HOLSON
Production Designer & Associate Producer – JOHN BAKKER
Line Producer – KALI BEATTY
Executive Producer – TIMOTHY STOCKSDALE

Starring:
JOSEPH CARROLL
SARAH MAERTEN

With:
DONALD IMM
ISMAIL BRONSON
WESLEY BROWN
TSVAKIRAI MUTOMBO
JOHNNY MERCER
JACOB BLUE
ERIN MERCHANT BROOK
LUCAS SANCHEZ
TANNER INGOLD-ORTIZ
DAMON NORKO
ZACHARY RUCHKIN
ELLIOTT SMITH
SKY ROBISCH
RONALD ROBISCH
RAEANN ROBISCH
ANDREA MORLEY
PAULINE MORLEY
TAMI MAERTEN
BEN MAERTEN

1st Assistant Director – JOSEPH BERARDI
2nd Assistant Director – MICHAEL TWELE
2nd 2nd Assistant Director – KATIE LOWMAN
Script Supervisor – BIANCA SANCHEZ
Production Assistant – WILL BUREAU
Production Assistant – HAYDEN DAVIS
1st Assistant Camera – PATRICK MCALLISTER
2nd Assistant Camera – SAGE LARSON
BTS Photographer – SADIE GALLAGHER
Gaffer – LAUREN SCOTT
Key Grip – CHRISTIAN DRUITT
Grip – DEVIN MALDONADO
Grip – JACK ANGLADA
Grip – MATEO SANDI
Set Designer – JACK BELL
Art Second – JESS RASSP
Art Assistant – IAN WILSON
Prosthetics Designer – EMILY BRAVO
Special Effects Make-Up – OLIVIA SCHISSLER
Sound Mixer – COREY CAVALLARO
Boom Operator – ZAC MCGUIRE
Boom Operator – KATIE CARROLL

THANK YOU

McAllister Family
Sandi Family
Recent History Props
Serious Grip and Electric

Praying Mantis 3D Model by VirReal4 on Sketchfab – Added Skeleton and Animation by Sarah Maerten