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Shawn Christensen

Shawn Christensen

Writing

Biography

Shawn Christensen graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Illustration and Graphic Design. After graduating, he formed indie rock band Stellastarr* and, while on tour, wrote and sold many screenplays, including Sidney Hall (Fox Searchlight) and Karma Coalition (Warner Bros.). Stellastarr* released two albums on RCA Records and a third album, independently. In 2011, Christensen's short film, Brink, was an Official Selection of the Tribeca Film Festival and won "Best Festival Film of the Year" by ShortOfTheWeek.com. In 2012, his short film, Curfew, won over 40 awards in Film Festivals before winning the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards. He is currently in pre-production on a feature film based on Curfew, and is attached to direct Sidney Hall. IMDb Bio Author: yusufpiskin

Known For

Abduction
5.8

For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. As he draws closer to uncovering the truth, he is hunted by assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen, the only person he can trust.

Abduction

2011
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
6.7

Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

2018
American Hostage
N/A

A psychological thriller anthology series focusing on a different hostage case every season.

American Hostage

Before I Disappear
6.7

At the lowest point in his life, Richie receives a call from his estranged sister, asking him to pick up his eleven-year-old niece from school. What begins as a simple favor turns into a nighttime odyssey through New York City, where the two form an unexpected bond.

Before I Disappear

2014
Enter Nowhere
6.4

Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a way out of the woods, frustrated, hungry and battling to stay warm they discover their mysterious connection and realize what they have to do in order to get out of the woods alive.

Enter Nowhere

2015
Drink and Be Merry
8.2

At a struggling New York dive bar in the days leading up to Christmas 2019, Chet, a beleaguered bartender in a state of extended arrested development, must balance caring for his misanthropic, aging regulars — who have nowhere else to go, and rely on him for far more than pouring drinks — with his naive desires to muster some Christmas spirit.

Drink and Be Merry

2025
Curfew
7.4

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.

Curfew

2012
Cul-de-Sac
6.9

A seemingly normal Mom and Dad's secret past is revealed when they find a wiretap in their Son's Teddy Bear.

Cul-de-Sac

2016
Something Pointless
N/A

When an unhappy young boy discovers an older man quietly affixing painted eggshells to a disused wall in their neighbourhood, he begins to understand how even the smallest, strangest acts can leave behind something lasting.

Something Pointless

2026
Grandma's Not a Toaster
5.7

Three siblings plot to steal their ailing Grandmother's fortune, without realizing Grandma has a plot of her own.

Grandma's Not a Toaster

2013
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5.0

One final confession for Jeremy, before all is lost.

Brink

2010
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Missing Girl

2006
The Helping Hand
N/A

A young couple adopts a new baby monitoring technology to raise their child, but after years of ignoring their parenting duties the unhappy couple fall victim to her upbringing.

The Helping Hand

2019