Nathan Shanahan
Born 2001 in Pittsburgh, PA, US

SOLO WORK & LEAD PROJECTS

2025 “January 6th” Full-Length Play

2025 “Only for the Night” Short Film

2021 “63 Bank Street” Student Film

2020 “In Light of Love” Student Film

2020 “A Modern Romance” Short Film

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2021 Shorts Before Films, Close-Up, a/perture cinema, Winston-Salem, NC, US

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2021 Best Cinematography and Audience Choice Award, 63 Bank Street, Ambrosia Film Festival

2020 Official Selection, In Light of Love, American Dance Festival Movies by Movers

2020 Official Selection, In Light of Love, Louisiana LGBT Film Festival

2020 Official Selection, In Light of Love, Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival

2020 Official Selection, A Modern Romance, Hellbender Film Festival

2020 Official Selection, A Modern Romance, Indigo Moon Film Festival

2020 Official Selection, A Modern Romance, Beyond: The Cary Film Festival

2020 Official Selection, A Modern Romance, Reel to Reel International Film Festival

JURY & ADJUDICATION

2022 and 2025 Short Film Adjudicator, International Thespian Society NC State Thespian Conference

COMMERCIAL/CLIENT WORK

2023 PBS “Premier Stage: The Art of Piano” TV Documentary

2016 Levine Children’s Hospital “Kid-Approved” TV Spot 

2015 Disney “Direct Your Disney Side” TV Spot

EDUCATION

2023 BFA Filmmaking, UNC School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC, US