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. Apr 10, 20 the full length version of sophia, so far featured in the oscar winning short curfew. Christensen was the frontman of the indie rock band stellastarr. An interview with shawn christensen movie mezzanine. Shawn christensen to release song from curfew hollywood. 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. In 20, he won the academy award for best live action short film. In a feature film, you can hang around for 20 minutes and seduce people into your film.
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. Christensen s short film the year before, and finding the right guy to shoot curfew was paramount. Shawn christensen, director of the 20 academy award nominated live action short, curfew. Life and neardeath in new york, in 19 incredible minutes. Jeremy has been in love with his best friend, evelyn, since before he can remember. The film won the oscar for best live action short film at the 85th academy awards. Before i disappear 2014 directed by shawn christensen.
Employed an unusual post production technique known as a film intermediate. Meet shawn christensen, writerdirectorstar of oscar. Shawn christensen graduated from pratt institute with a bfa in illustration and. 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. 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. 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. Production assistants brenden hubbard albert irizarry. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
After a move upstate, christensen found himself both comforted and unsettled by the quiet beauty of his neighborhood. Shawn christensen musician, filmmaker, procrastinator cineshawn dreamsick. Dec 16, 2019 shawn christensen is an american filmmaker. 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. 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. 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. 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. Shawn was born in poughkeepsie, new york, united states. The full length version of sophia, so far featured in the oscar winning short curfew. 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. 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. Photo by christopher gabello recovering heroin addict richie is ready to end his life. Curfew is a 2012 short film directed by shawn christensen.
Shawn christensen on the inspiration and luck that led him. Shawn christensen to release song from oscarwinning short. The short is the basis for a feature film which premiered at sxsw 2014 titled before i disappear. Richie is at a low point in his life when he gets a call from his estranged sister asking him to look. Shawn christensen, the writer, director and actor behind oscarwinning short film curfew, will release sophia so far, a fulllength version of. Shawn christensen is an american musician, filmmaker, and artist. Absolutely loved the symbolism of the oldschool landline red rotarydial telephone. 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. Actor with short films, you have to grab people immediately. In 20, he won the academy award for best live action short film for his 2012 short film curfew. Age, family, siblings, parents, ethnicity, nationality shawn was born.
He worked on stage with improvisational company improv olympic in 1994, he was the first male spokesman on star search. 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. 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. 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. 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. He won the oscar award for the best short film in the live action. Christensen on the freedom he found with the oscarnominated short. In 2011, his short film, brink, was an official selection at the tribeca film festival. 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. Now he is going the filmmaker path, creating short film gems such as this one, and selling feature screenplays. Curfew is an atypical representation of not only a male protagonist but a companionship between a child and an adult who are. He formed the indie rock band stellastarr in 2002, signing with rca records. 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 biography affair, married, wife, nationality, net worth married biography who is shawn christensen. Shawn christensen is a filmmaker, musician and painter. 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. 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. Christensens short film the year before, and finding the right guy to shoot curfew was paramount.
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. Before i disappear is the feature length version of the academy award winning short film curfew. Written and directed by shawn christensen for himself to star in, curfew won the academy award for best short film in 20. Formerly, he was the frontman of the indie rock band stellastarr. Filmmaker shawn christensen adapts his oscarwinning short film curfew into the featurelength before i disappear, in which he also stars. 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 oscar for best live action short film for his short film, curfew. Christensen is a musician, actor, screenwriter he wrote the script for the taylor lautner vehicle abduction, and graphic designer. 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.
With shawn christensen, fatima ptacek, kim allen, dana segal. 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. Age, family, siblings, parents, ethnicity, nationality shawn was born in. Shawn christensen graduated from pratt institute with a bfa in illustration and graphic design. 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. Watch the trailer for directorwriter shawn christensen new film the vanishing of. He attended pratt institute and earned his bachelor of fine arts in illustration and graphic design.
Shawn christensen the oscarwinning writerdirector shawn christensen says that it is the craft that holds him back in the film industry. He started writing screenplays while simultaneously fronting the successful indie rock band stellarstarr. 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. This stylish and poignantly uplifting tragicomedy, which was hailed by. Shawn christensen director, writer, actor, wrote a song for the movie is what drew me to the. Jamie foxx and kerry washington presenting shawn christensen with the oscar for best live action short for curfew at the 20 oscars. The short film that arguably had the biggest impact on my own is curfew shawn christensen, 2012 as my presentation of two. Both films tell the story of the suicidal richie and his elevenyear old niece, sophia. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. 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. Shawn christensen on the inspiration and luck that led him to fatima ptacek, and curfew.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. He is a graduate of pratt institute, where he earned a bachelor of fine arts in illustration and graphic design. 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. English curfew is a 2012 short film directed by shawn christensen. 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. 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. Again, the films in this selection are amazing, but the host through no fault of his own is a real distraction from them. Stream both curfew short film and culdesac short film on amazon today. 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. 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. 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. A look at the fulllength version of the 2012 oscar winning film curfew.
Shawn christensen on the inspiration and luck that led him to. Curfew, also starring child actor fatima ptacek, was written as a proof of concept for the feature film, before i disappear. Why produce a 120minute movie, when a riveting tale could be told in 19minutes. Focus shawn christensen in lexus short films on vimeo. Shawn christensen biography, age, net worth, education. That move into screenwriting landed shawn a number of. Nov 14, 2019 shawn christensen is an american filmmaker, musician, and artist. Produced by damon russell mara kassin andrew napier. Shawn is best known for soap operas such as as the world turns and days of our lives. He starred in numerous stage productions and began appearing in commercials.
In 20, he won the academy award for best live action short film for. Shawn christensen, curfew best live action short duration. Vimeo sat down with brink and curfew filmmaker shawn christensen to dig into all things filmmaking, from exploring the nuances of writing. Aug 31, 2019 shawn christensen biography affair, married, wife, nationality, net worth married biography who is shawn christensen. Sophia, so far full song from curfew short film hd youtube. I also recommend before i disappear, the featurelength indie film this spawned. Age, parents, siblings, family, ethnicity, nationality, and education reflecting on his. Starring, directed by, written by, and even partially composed by shawn christensen. Shawn christensen is an american filmmaker, musician, and artist. Dec 15, 2019 shawn christensen is an american musician, filmmaker, and artist. 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. Production designers nina isabella chanel mitchell. 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.
Shawn christensen to write the man from nowhere redo for. 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. How oscarnominated shawn christensen edited his film on a. Not only the cameras, but also the settings make this short flim worth watching. Shawn christian biography affair, in relation, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is shawn christian. The former of the two, i was fortunate enough to work on. Shawn graduated from pratt institute for illustration and graphic design before opting for the rockstar path, forming the band stellastar. 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. You can do it that way, but people will turn it offtheir attention span becomes shorter just by. He won the oscar awar for the best short film, live action category in 20. Curfew, a short written and directed by shawn christensen. Shawn christensen is a musician, filmmaker, and artist.