Shawn Christensen

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

-

Place of Birth

United States

Shawn Christensen

Biography

Shawn Christensen graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Illustration and Graphic Design. After graduating, he formed indie rock band Stellastarr* and, while on tour, wrote and sold many screenplays, including Sidney Hall (Fox Searchlight) and Karma Coalition (Warner Bros.). Stellastarr* released two albums on RCA Records and a third album, independently. In 2011, Christensen's short film, Brink, was an Official Selection of the Tribeca Film Festival and won "Best Festival Film of the Year" by ShortOfTheWeek.com. In 2012, his short film, Curfew, won over 40 awards in Film Festivals before winning the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Fil...

Acting

2012

Curfew

as Richie

2014

2016

Cul-de-Sac

as Father

2006

Production

2011

Abduction

as Writer

2011

Enter Nowhere

as Writer

2011

Enter Nowhere

as Executive Producer

2012

Curfew

as Director

2012

Curfew

as Writer

2010

Brink

as Director

2010

Brink

as Writer

2014

2014

2014

2012

Curfew

as Editor

2018

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

as Executive Producer

2016

Cul-de-Sac

as Writer

2016

Cul-de-Sac

as Producer

2019

The Helping Hand

as Producer

-

Something Pointless

as Executive Producer

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