Chad Patrick Shannon

After 15 years in the law, Chad launched his film career as the writer and director of the short film, The Nature of Things, which secured a Best Actress win for the role of Ashley Bramble in the Pittsburgh UNCUT film festival in 2016. For his next effort, he wrote and directed the television pilot #Trending, which debuted at the prestigious Mammoth Film Festival. Chad also served as a co-writer and artistic director for the short film, This is How We Roll, and the director of Frozen in Terror, which has been screened at festivals across the country. In 2019, he served as a producer in the highly regarded and award-winning short film, Tics.

In addition to making films, Chad provides writing and story consulting services for a wide variety of clients.