ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
Visiting Professor
Film Video Production
Office: 218 Lake Superior Hall
Phone: (616) 331-3607
Email: [email protected]
Biography
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 eight Academy Award-qualifying film festivals, including the Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Palm Springs International ShortFest, among others.
Shane is a Sundance Institute Indigenous Film Fund Fellow for his latest film, The Beguiling, which made its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
Education
BA Film and Video Production, Grand Valley State University.
MFA Writing and Directing for Film and Television, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.
Courses
- FVP 125 Media Production I
- FVP 261 Scriptwriting