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...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Helping Hand
2019
Producer
A young couple adopts a new baby monitoring technology to raise their child, but after years of ignoring their parenting duties the unhappy couple fal...
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
Writer, Director, Executive Producer
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.
Cul-de-Sac
2016
as Father
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
Producer, Writer
A seemingly normal Mom and Dad's secret past is revealed when they find a wiretap in their Son's Teddy Bear.
Before I Disappear
2014
as Richie
At the lowest point in his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year-old niece, Sophia, for a few h...
Before I Disappear
2014
Director, Writer, Producer
At the lowest point in his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year-old niece, Sophia, for a few h...
Grandma's Not a Toaster
2013
as Arnie
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
Writer
Three siblings plot to steal their ailing Grandmother's fortune, without realizing Grandma has a plot of her own.
Curfew
2012
as Richie
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 hour...
Curfew
2012
Director, Writer, Editor
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 hour...
Enter Nowhere
2011
Writer, Executive Producer
Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a w...
Abduction
2011
Writer
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 tru...
Brink
2010
Director, Writer
One final confession for Jeremy, before all is lost.
Missing Girl
2006
as Chad
Drink and Be Merry
N/A
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,...