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Barackula is a short political horror rock musical about young Barack Obama having to stave off a secret society of vampires at Harvard when he was inducted into presidency at the Harvard Law Review in 1990. Obama (Justin Sherman) finds that he must convince the vampire society that opposing political philosophies can coexist or else the society may transform Obama to the dark side. Reminiscent to Michael Jackson's Thriller and a slight infusion of Jesus Christ Superstar, the film solely depicts Obama's strengths, merits and genuineness while being quietly respectful towards the other presidential candidates.

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DIRECTED BY:
MIKE LAWSON

WRITTEN BY:
JUSTIN SHERMAN

PRODUCED BY:
BROOKE SHIREY, GAVIN LEIGHTON, JUSTIN SHERMAN, and MIKE LAWSON

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
MARK MANNSCHRECK

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
JOSEPH DONALD HOLTROP

CHOREOGRAPHER:
VICTOR TANG

EDITED BY:
MARK MANNSCHRECK

CO-PRODUCER:
JON BERNAD

MUSIC BY:
GAVIN LEIGHTON

LYRICS BY:
JUSTIN SHERMAN

ORIGINAL SCORE:
GAVIN LEIGHTON

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER VICTOR TANG
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS - ANKUR BHATT, TODD KRUGER
MUSIC MIX & MASTERING ENGINEER - MATT MOLCHANY
SOUND BY JOSH BISSETT
GAFFER – MICHAEL GRAEF
GRIP – CHARLES SCHIELL
MAKEUP BY BROOKE SHIREY
STEADICAM OPERATOR - JEFFREY COOK
CAMERA ASSIST - RYAN COOK
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER – JENA A. WILSON
ADDITIONAL STILL PHOTOGRAPHY – INDIA BROOKOVER
BLOOD ORANGES CATERER - JON BERNAD
WEB DESIGN - ARKANY WEB DESIGN
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS - JENNIFER CAUMARTIN, MARISA SHERMAN, ALEX YVES