Cast & creator
Shawn Christensen
Best known for American Hostage, Abduction, The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
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).
25
film credits
1
television credits
6
2006–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (26)
Showing 26 of 26 credits
American Hostage
Executive Producer
2026
Abduction
Writer
2011
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Writer
2018The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Director
2018The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Executive Producer
2018
Enter Nowhere
Writer
2015Enter Nowhere
Executive Producer
2015
Before I Disappear
Richie
2014Before I Disappear
Director
2014Before I Disappear
Writer
2014Before I Disappear
Producer
2014
Drink and Be Merry
David Culhain
2025Brink
Director
2010Brink
Writer
2010
Curfew
Richie
2012Curfew
Director
2012Curfew
Writer
2012Curfew
Editor
2012
Grandma's Not a Toaster
Arnie
2013Grandma's Not a Toaster
Writer
2013
Something Pointless
Executive Producer
2026
Cul-de-Sac
Father
2016Cul-de-Sac
Producer
2016Cul-de-Sac
Writer
2016Missing Girl
Chad
2006
The Helping Hand
Producer
2019