Shawn Christensen
Known For: Writing
Biography
Shawn is an Academy Award-winning writer/director whose films have premiered at Sundance, SXSW and TIFF. He is the founder of Fuzzy Logic Pictures, the CEO of Criminal Content, and Executive Producer on the TV Series AMERICAN HOSTAGE (Amazon MGM+). He’s directed numerous award-winning Podcasts including BLACKOUT (Rami Malek), THE FOXES OF HYDESVILLE (Carey Mulligan), AMERICAN HOSTAGE (Jon Hamm), and HUNTED (Parker Posey). He was formerly the frontman of rock band Stellastarr*. In 2013, he won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for CURFEW, and the SXSW Audience Award for its feature-length adaptation BEFORE I DISAPPEAR (Emmy Rossum, Fatima Ptacek, Ron Perlman).
Filmography
2026
- American Hostage ... (Executive Producer)
- Something Pointless ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- Drink and Be Merry as David Culhain
2019
- The Helping Hand ... (Producer)
2018
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall ... (Writer)
2016
- Cul-de-Sac as Father
2015
- Enter Nowhere ... (Writer)
2014
- Before I Disappear as Richie
2013
- Grandma's Not a Toaster as Arnie
2012
- Curfew as Richie
2011
- Abduction ... (Writer)
2010
- Brink ... (Director)
2006
- Missing Girl as Chad