P. Edward Claypoole

P. Edward “Ed” Claypoole is a director, producer and author currently based in West Chester, PA. His passion is short documentary films. Ed graduated in 2005 from The Art Institute of Philadelphia. His first internship was for the television show “Rip Roarin’ Lacrosse” on Comcast Sportsnet. He worked with many local video production companies in the Philadelphia region before developing his own business, Claypoole Films. His first short documentary, “The One Percent: The Mark Himebaugh Story,” premiered at the Cape May Film Festival in November 2016. In July 2020, Ed released his first book, “Filmmaking, Festivals & Fans,” recently listed in Indiewire’s list of “10 Books First-Time Filmmakers Should Own.”

In 2021, Ed and his wife received a Telly Award for their documentary for Church Farm School, “Why the Chimes Rang: A History of the CFS Christmas Pageant." Ed’s second short documentary, “A Great Depression,” was released in 2021 and was selected to film festivals across the United States and received two Telly Awards. His newest collaboration, “The Trek,” showcases a childhood friend’s backpacking journey across the United States to raise money for cancer research. Ed serves as a volunteer for the West Chester Film Festival and the Telly Awards and he also produces videos for nonprofit and corporate clients.