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Shawn Christensen(I)

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Shawn Christensen 85th Academy Awards
At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.
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Curfew (2012)
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Shawn Christensen is an Academy Award-winning writer/director whose films have premiered at Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca and TIFF. He is the founder of Fuzzy Logic Pictures, the CEO of Criminal Content, and Executive Producer on the TV Series American Hostage (Jon Hamm, Giovanni Ribisi).

He was formerly the frontman of rock band Stellastarr* and a graduate of Pratt Institute. 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.
BornNovember 16
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BornNovember 16
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 40 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Known for

    Shawn Christensen and Fatima Ptacek in Curfew (2012)
    Curfew
    7.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012
    Giovanni Ribisi, Jon Hamm, and Kristoffer Polaha in American Hostage (2026)
    American Hostage
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 2026
    Before I Disappear (2014)
    Before I Disappear
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2014
    The Foxes of Hydesville (2023)
    The Foxes of Hydesville
    8.7
    Podcast Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • The Foxes of Hydesville (2023)
      The Foxes of Hydesville
      8.7
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • American Hostage (2022)
      American Hostage
      8.6
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Hunted (2019)
      Hunted
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Blackout (2019)
      Blackout
      7.5
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Logan Lerman in The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)
      The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Before I Disappear (2014)
      Before I Disappear
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Live Action (2013)
      The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Live Action
      7.4
      • Director (segment "Curfew")
      • 2013
    • Shawn Christensen and Fatima Ptacek in Curfew (2012)
      Curfew
      7.8
      Short
      • directed by
      • 2012
    • Justin Chatwin in Brink (2011)
      Brink
      6.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Walter King
      7.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006

    Actor

    • Jefferson White in Drink and Be Merry (2025)
      Drink and Be Merry
      8.4
      • David Culhain
      • 2025
    • The Foxes of Hydesville (2023)
      The Foxes of Hydesville
      8.7
      Podcast Series
      • David Fox
      • 2023
    • American Hostage (2022)
      American Hostage
      8.6
      Podcast Series
      • Mark
      • 2022
    • Blackout (2019)
      Blackout
      7.5
      Podcast Series
      • Pilot
      • 2019
    • Cul-de-Sac (2016)
      Cul-de-Sac
      6.8
      Short
      • Dad
      • 2016
    • Before I Disappear (2014)
      Before I Disappear
      7.2
      • Richie
      • 2014
    • Poster for "Grandma's Not A Toaster"
      Grandma's Not a Toaster
      6.4
      Short
      • Arnie
      • 2013
    • The Bicycle (2013)
      The Bicycle
      7.4
      Short
      • Owner
      • 2013
    • Shawn Christensen and Fatima Ptacek in Curfew (2012)
      Curfew
      7.8
      Short
      • Richie
      • 2012
    • Black on Black
      Short
      • 2007
    • Missing Girl
      Short
      • Chad
      • 2006
    • Overthrow the Totems
      8.2
      Short
      • Aaron
      • 2006
    • Walter King
      7.7
      Short
      • Teddy
      • 2006

    Writer

    • The Creek Don't Rise
      • screenplay
      • Pre-production
    • The Foxes of Hydesville (2023)
      The Foxes of Hydesville
      8.7
      Podcast Series
      • created by
      • 2023
    • Logan Lerman in The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)
      The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Cul-de-Sac (2016)
      Cul-de-Sac
      6.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Before I Disappear (2014)
      Before I Disappear
      7.2
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Poster for "Grandma's Not A Toaster"
      Grandma's Not a Toaster
      6.4
      Short
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Shawn Christensen and Fatima Ptacek in Curfew (2012)
      Curfew
      7.8
      Short
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Enter Nowhere (2011)
      Enter Nowhere
      6.4
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Taylor Lautner in Abduction (2011)
      Abduction
      5.1
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Justin Chatwin in Brink (2011)
      Brink
      6.8
      Short
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Walter King
      7.7
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2006
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    Official Trailer
    Enter Nowhere
    Trailer 1:54
    Enter Nowhere
    Curfew
    Trailer 1:06
    Curfew

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • November 16
      • Wappingers Falls, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Nina? - present
    • Other works
      Is the lead singer of Stellastarr*

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    • Trivia
      Frontman of indie rock band Stellastarr*.
    • Trademark
      His work often includes precocious youth.

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