diff --git a/pandora/clip/managers.py b/pandora/clip/managers.py
index 42e553a67..e06bb4f68 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/managers.py
@@ -171,5 +171,4 @@ class ClipManager(Manager):
             filter_layers = filter(lambda k: k in public_layers, data['keys'])
             if filter_layers:
                 qs = qs.filter(annotations__layer__name__in=filter_layers)
-        qs = qs.distinct()
         return qs
diff --git a/pandora/clip/models.py b/pandora/clip/models.py
index 756090ac4..5f5bf85ff 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/models.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/models.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ from archive import extract
 import managers
 
 class Clip(models.Model):
+    '''
+    CREATE INDEX clip_clip_title_idx ON clip_clip (title ASC NULLS LAST);
+    CREATE INDEX clip_clip_director_idx ON clip_clip (director ASC NULLS LAST);
+    '''
     class Meta:
         unique_together = ("item", "start", "end")
 
@@ -32,6 +36,9 @@ class Clip(models.Model):
     lightness = models.FloatField(default=0, db_index=True)
     volume = models.FloatField(default=0, null=True, db_index=True)
 
+    director = models.CharField(max_length=1000)
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=1000)
+
     def update_calculated_values(self):
         self.duration = self.end - self.start
         if self.duration > 0:
@@ -41,6 +48,8 @@ class Clip(models.Model):
         else:
             self.hue = self.saturation = self.lightness = 0
             self.volume = 0
+        self.director = self.item.sort.director
+        self.title = self.item.sort.title
     
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.public_id = u"%s/%s-%s" %(self.item.itemId, self.start, self.end)
diff --git a/pandora/clip/views.py b/pandora/clip/views.py
index 889efc8d9..1484d54e9 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/views.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/views.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def parse_query(data, user):
         if key in data:
             query[key] = data[key]
     query['qs'] = models.Clip.objects.find(query, user)
-    if 'itemQuery' in data:
+    if 'itemQuery' in data and data['itemQuery'].get('conditions'):
         item_query = Item.objects.find({'query': data['itemQuery']}, user)
         query['qs'] = query['qs'].filter(item__in=item_query)
     return query
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ def order_query(qs, sort):
         if operator != '-':
             operator = ''
         clip_keys = ('public_id', 'start', 'end', 'hue', 'saturation', 'lightness', 'volume',
-                     'annotations__value')
+                     'annotations__value',
+                     'director', 'title')
         key = {
             'id': 'public_id',
             'in': 'start',
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ def order_query(qs, sort):
         order_by.append(order)
     if order_by:
         qs = qs.order_by(*order_by, nulls_last=True)
-    qs = qs.distinct()
     return qs
 
 def findClips(request):
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ def findClips(request):
     query = parse_query(data, request.user)
     qs = order_query(query['qs'], query['sort'])
     if 'keys' in data:
-        qs = qs.select_related()[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
+        qs = qs.select_related()
+        qs = qs[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
         response['data']['items'] = [p.json(keys=data['keys']) for p in qs]
     elif 'position' in query:
         ids = [i.public_id for i in qs]
diff --git a/pandora/item/managers.py b/pandora/item/managers.py
index 12714cea0..50e686ce2 100644
--- a/pandora/item/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/item/managers.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class ItemManager(Manager):
         #only include items that have hard metadata
         conditions = parseConditions(data.get('query', {}).get('conditions', []),
                                      data.get('query', {}).get('operator', '&'))
-        qs = qs.filter(conditions).distinct()
+        qs = qs.filter(conditions)
         
         #anonymous can only see public items
         if user.is_anonymous():