Curfew, also starring child actor fatima ptacek, was written as a proof of concept for the feature film, before i disappear. Aug 31, 2019 shawn christensen biography affair, married, wife, nationality, net worth married biography who is shawn christensen. Curfew is an atypical representation of not only a male protagonist but a companionship between a child and an adult who are. Shawn christensen, the writer, director and actor behind oscarwinning short film curfew, will release sophia so far, a fulllength version of the films central song, on april 23. If i can come up with something thats really intriguing in the first minute of the film, then i feel like ill have my bearings to continue on after that. His talent is on display, but unfortunately the film is too uneven on the whole to truly find a wider audience beyond those who enjoyed the short film version of this story, curfew. Employed an unusual post production technique known as a film intermediate. Focus shawn christensen in lexus short films on vimeo.
Age, family, siblings, parents, ethnicity, nationality shawn was born in. Production designers nina isabella chanel mitchell. Director shawn christensen who has helmed projects such as the vanishing of sidney hall 2018 and the academy awardwinning short film curfew 2012 talks about his longtime friend, the vampire. Absolutely loved the symbolism of the oldschool landline red rotarydial telephone. Why produce a 120minute movie, when a riveting tale could be told in 19minutes. Before i disappear is the feature length version of the academy award winning short film curfew.
An interview with shawn christensen movie mezzanine. He starred in numerous stage productions and began appearing in commercials. Starring, directed by, written by, and even partially composed by shawn christensen. In 20, he won the oscar for best live action short film for his short film, curfew. Sophia, so far full song from curfew short film hd youtube. The only time i want to make short films is when im confident of the first minute, shawn christensen tells me just minutes after our own conversation began. You can do it that way, but people will turn it offtheir attention span becomes shorter just by. Jamie foxx and kerry washington presenting shawn christensen with the oscar for best live action short for curfew at the 20 oscars. Shawn christensen the oscarwinning writerdirector shawn christensen says that it is the craft that holds him back in the film industry.
Shawn christensen director, writer, actor, wrote a song for the movie is what drew me to the. Shawn christensen biography, age, net worth, education. Shawn christensen musician, filmmaker, procrastinator cineshawn dreamsick. He attended pratt institute and earned his bachelor of fine arts in illustration and graphic design. Vimeo sat down with brink and curfew filmmaker shawn christensen to dig into all things filmmaking, from exploring the nuances of writing. Curfew is an atypical representation of not only a male protagonist but a companionship between a child and an adult who are not direct family. Age, family, siblings, parents, ethnicity, nationality shawn was born.
Life and neardeath in new york, in 19 incredible minutes. Only 19 minutes long, curfew, a short film by writerdirectoractor shawn christensen, is a dark and redemptive tale about a junkie guy christensen charged with babysitting his 11yearold niece fatima ptacek over the course of one long chaotic evening. Dec 12, 2014 before i disappear is a solid entry from shawn christensen, and hell be someone to watch in the coming years to see if he breaks into more mainstream fare. The short film that arguably had the biggest impact on my own is curfew shawn christensen, 2012 as my presentation of two.
Written and directed by shawn christensen for himself to star in, curfew won the academy award for best short film in 20. Shawn christensen, the writer, director and actor behind oscarwinning short film curfew, will release sofia so far, a fulllength version of the films central song, on april 23. Meet shawn christensen, writerdirectorstar of oscar. Again, the films in this selection are amazing, but the host through no fault of his own is a real distraction from them. Before i disappear, from shawn christensens academy award winning short film curfew 2012, tells the story of a suicidal, drugaddicted uncle richie christensen, his precocious, temperamental niece sophia fatima ptacek, and their kaleidoscopic, lifeaffirming odyssey through the nocturnal new york city underworld. Age, parents, siblings, family, ethnicity, nationality, and education reflecting on his. Christensen is a musician, actor, screenwriter he wrote the script for the taylor lautner vehicle abduction, and graphic designer. Not only the cameras, but also the settings make this short flim worth watching. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Watch the trailer for directorwriter shawn christensen new film the vanishing of. Jul 16, 2019 curfew shawn christensen, 2012 is easily my favourite of the exam board short films i have watched so far and equally the most relevant to my coursework due to stylistic and thematic choices. He started writing screenplays while simultaneously fronting the successful indie rock band stellarstarr. English curfew is a 2012 short film directed by shawn christensen. How oscarnominated shawn christensen edited his film on a.
He is famous as the frontman of the indie rock and stellastarr and an academy award winner age year, parents, siblings, family, ethnicity christensen was born in poughkeepsie, new york, united states. Christensen s short film the year before, and finding the right guy to shoot curfew was paramount. Winner of the 20 academy award, curfew tells the story of richie, who at the lowest point of his life gets a call from his estranged sister asking him to look after his nineyear old niece, sophia, for a few hours. Nov 14, 2019 shawn christensen is an american filmmaker, musician, and artist. Nov 04, 2018 this narrative twist inspired the ending of my own film when my two characters, lisa and phoebe, are revealed to have been best friends in the past. With shawn christensen, fatima ptacek, kim allen, dana segal. Now he is going the filmmaker path, creating short film gems such as this one, and selling feature screenplays. Curfew is a 2012 short film directed by shawn christensen. The full length version of sophia, so far featured in the oscar winning short curfew. I remember watching the short film and simply being captivated by its portrayal of ugly yet realistic characters in a seamy environment, so much so that i called it a wonderful. Apr 04, 20 shawn christensen, the writer, director and actor behind oscarwinning short film curfew, will release sofia so far, a fulllength version of the films central song, on april 23. After watching curfew, its easy to see why this won the academy award for best liveaction short film, as shawn christensen s dramatic effort has terrific technical execution, clever writing, and great performances throughout. He won the oscar awar for the best short film, live action category in 20.
Leading the pack in the race for the best liveaction short oscar is hollywood screenwriter shawn christensens gritty 19minute curfew, which stars the multihyphenate as suicidal new. Jeremy has been in love with his best friend, evelyn, since before he can remember. Produced by damon russell mara kassin andrew napier. Christensen on the freedom he found with the oscarnominated short. Feb 16, 20 today, were running an interview with live action short film nominee shawn christensen of curfew shawn christensen writes, directs and stars in the oscarnominated short film curfew.
Curfew by shawn christensen 2012 usa 19m written and directed by shawn christensen for himself to star in, curfew won the academy award for best short film in 20. Apr 10, 20 the full length version of sophia, so far featured in the oscar winning short curfew. Shawn christensen to release song from curfew hollywood. Shawn christensen to release song from oscarwinning short. Instead, each time a short film closes, i roll my eyes and say, here comes another anecdote about when he won the oscar, and then it breaks right into the next film.
Filmmaker shawn christensen adapts his oscarwinning short film curfew into the featurelength before i disappear, in which he also stars. Photo by christopher gabello recovering heroin addict richie is ready to end his life. Dec 15, 2019 shawn christensen is an american musician, filmmaker, and artist. Shawn christensen on the inspiration and luck that led him.
Christensens short film the year before, and finding the right guy to shoot curfew was paramount. Art department mark register charles breton sonia mandelbaum. Before i disappear was birthed from director shawn christensens 20 short film curfew, which won best live action short film at the academy awards that year. Nov 28, 2014 before i disappear was birthed from director shawn christensen s 20 short film curfew, which won best live action short film at the academy awards that year. I remember watching the short film and simply being captivated by its portrayal of ugly yet realistic characters in a seamy environment, so much so that i called it a wonderful exercise in style, emotion, human interaction, and existential purpose.
Apr 04, 20 shawn christensen, the writer, director and actor behind oscarwinning short film curfew, will release sophia so far, a fulllength version of the films central song, on april 23. After graduating from ferris state university in big rapids, michigan in 1989 with a degree in marketing, he moved to chicago to pursue an acting career. Shawn christensen on the inspiration and luck that led him to fatima ptacek, and curfew. He worked on stage with improvisational company improv olympic in 1994, he was the first male spokesman on star search.
The film won the oscar for best live action short film at the 85th academy awards the short is the basis for a feature film which premiered at sxsw 2014 titled before i disappear. The film won the oscar for best live action short film at the 85th academy awards. Richie is at a low point in his life when he gets a call from his estranged sister asking him to look. Shawn christensen is a filmmaker, musician and painter. Shawn christensen graduated from pratt institute with a bfa in illustration and graphic design. After a move upstate, christensen found himself both comforted and unsettled by the quiet beauty of his neighborhood. Shawn christensen is an american filmmaker, musician, and artist. The former of the two, i was fortunate enough to work on. Shawn christensen directs a fulllength version of the 2012 oscar winning short film curfew with his latest offering called before i disappear serving as the writer, director, and star of the film, shawn christensen is front and center playing a petty criminal and junky named richie. Shawn christensen to write the man from nowhere redo for dimension films. Production assistants brenden hubbard albert irizarry.
This narrative twist inspired the ending of my own film when my two characters, lisa and phoebe, are revealed to have been best friends in the past. In less than a quarter of an hour, shawn christensen tells this tale of despair, love, forgiveness and redemption, all juxtaposed against the background a toofast, disconnected and jaded world. Shawn christian biography affair, in relation, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is shawn christian. Shawn christensen biography affair, married, wife, nationality, net worth married biography who is shawn christensen. Shawn was born in poughkeepsie, new york, united states. After watching curfew, its easy to see why this won the academy award for best liveaction short film, as shawn christensens dramatic effort has terrific technical execution, clever writing, and great performances throughout. In 2011, his short film, brink, was an official selection at the tribeca film festival. Shawn christensen graduated from pratt institute with a bfa in illustration and.
The short is the basis for a feature film which premiered at sxsw 2014 titled before i disappear. Curfew, a short written and directed by shawn christensen. Curfew shawn christensen, 2012 is easily my favourite of the exam board short films i have watched so far and equally the most relevant to my coursework due to stylistic and thematic choices. Actor with short films, you have to grab people immediately. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Shawn christensen, curfew best live action short duration. Today, were running an interview with live action short film nominee shawn christensen of curfew shawn christensen writes, directs and stars in the oscarnominated short film curfew.
Stream both curfew short film and culdesac short film on amazon today. This stylish and poignantly uplifting tragicomedy, which was hailed by. Formerly, he was the frontman of the indie rock band stellastarr. He is a graduate of pratt institute, where he earned a bachelor of fine arts in illustration and graphic design. Shawn christensen is an american musician, filmmaker, and artist. Leading the pack in the race for the best liveaction short oscar is hollywood screenwriter shawn christensens gritty 19minute curfew, which stars the multihyphenate as suicidal new yorker richie who babysits for his nineyearold neice sophia. Hes filled a bathtub with water, written a suicide note to his exgirlfriend, vista, and is in the process of slitting his wrists with a razor. Christensen was the frontman of the indie rock band stellastarr. Before i disappear 2014 directed by shawn christensen. Shawn christensen, director of the 20 academy award nominated live action short, curfew. Shawn is best known for soap operas such as as the world turns and days of our lives. In 20, he won the academy award for best live action short film for.
Both films tell the story of the suicidal richie and his elevenyear old niece, sophia. That move into screenwriting landed shawn a number of studio writing jobs and eventually a place on the black list for his thriller abduction later rewritten into the taylor lautner action flick. In a feature film, you can hang around for 20 minutes and seduce people into your film. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Feb 15, 20 leading the pack in the race for the best liveaction short oscar is hollywood screenwriter shawn christensens gritty 19minute curfew, which stars the multihyphenate as suicidal new. In 20, he won the academy award for best live action short film. Shawn graduated from pratt institute for illustration and graphic design before opting for the rockstar path, forming the band stellastar. Dec 16, 2019 shawn christensen is an american filmmaker. He formed the indie rock band stellastarr in 2002, signing with rca records. I also recommend before i disappear, the featurelength indie film this spawned. 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. Shawn christensen on the inspiration and luck that led him to. That move into screenwriting landed shawn a number of. Shawn christensen is a musician, filmmaker, and artist.
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