Biography

Shane Boris is an Academy Award-winning, BAFTA-winning, and Emmy-nominated producer and writer working on films that push the boundaries of conventional form in order to tell timeless and cinematic stories. His films have played at festivals around the world such as Sundance, Locarno, and New Directors/New Films; screened in museums like The Louvre, MoMA, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures; and have received multiple honors including PGA, DGA, ACE, IDA, Peabody, Dupont, Greirson, Cinema Eye, Critics' Choice, and Platino Awards. Previous films include: the Academy Award-winning Navalny (CNN/Warner Bros.), the Academy Award-nominated Fire of Love (Nat Geo/Neon), the Emmy Award-nominated The Last Cruise (HBO), the Indie Spirit Award-nominated Stray (Magnolia/ Hulu), the Academy Award-nominated The Edge of Democracy (Netflix), and the Sundance Award-winning All These Sleepless Nights (The Orchard). His latest film, King Coal, premiered at Sundance 2023. Shane is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- IMDb mini biography by: Alex Ostroff