Biography

Ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby is an American filmmaker and an enrolled member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. He was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Shane is a former Sundance Institute fellow and holds an MFA in writing and directing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Shane's films have screened in tribal communities, museums and film festivals around the world. Happy Thanksgiving has screened at nine Academy Award-qualifying film festivals, including the Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Palm Springs International ShortFest, among others.

Shane's latest, The Beguiling, made its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and it's US premiere at the 2025 SXSW film festival.
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