ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
- Director
- Writer
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.
His dark comedy, Happy Thanksgiving, has screened at Palm Springs International Shortfest, Aspen Shortsfest, Atlanta Film Festival and Brooklyn Film Festival, among others.
Shane is a 2024 Sundance Institute Indigenous Film Fund Fellow for his upcoming film, The Beguiling, which will be making it's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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.
His dark comedy, Happy Thanksgiving, has screened at Palm Springs International Shortfest, Aspen Shortsfest, Atlanta Film Festival and Brooklyn Film Festival, among others.
Shane is a 2024 Sundance Institute Indigenous Film Fund Fellow for his upcoming film, The Beguiling, which will be making it's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
