Shawn Bannon

Directing

Shawn Bannon

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Shawn Bannon is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has been showcased at renowned festivals such as Sundance, AFI FEST, and Hot Docs. His recent films include a 65-minute documentary for A24 on The Green Knight, as well as an upcoming documentary for the A24 film Mother Mary. His other acclaimed projects, Hurricane Heroes, Bloody Barbara, and A Ghost Story – 10 Pages, have all been honored as Vimeo Staff Picks. Bannon’s debut feature documentary, The Smell of Money, won the Documentary Feature Jury Prize at the Sarasota Film Festival, received a Top 5 Audience Award at Hot Docs in Toronto, Canada, along with Best Feature Documentary at the Bushwick Film Festival in New York City. The fil…

Known for

Bloody Barbara poster
7.0

Barbara is 16 and completely obsessed with horror films. She goes around town covered in fake blood and reenacts the craziest scenes from her favorite films.

Bloody Barbara

2016

The Making of Mother Mary poster
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This feature-length documentary offers an intimate, detailed look at the three-year production process behind the feature film "Mother Mary." It provides a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes — spanning various departments and filming locations — from the costume department and dance rehearsals to sound mixing and the film’s premiere. Featured in the documentary are director David Lowery, along with stars Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Kaia Gerber, and FKA twigs.

The Making of Mother Mary

2026

Memories of Los Angeles poster
NR

Take a dreamy journey through L.A.’s vanished icons, crumbling theaters, hidden oil wells and empty movie palaces. Told through personal memories and urban exploration. Memories of Los Angeles drifts between nostalgia and discovery, weaving cinema’s lost landmarks with intimate reflections on how a city’s past shapes its vibe today.

Memories of Los Angeles

2025

The Smell of Money poster
10.0

A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery, Elsie Herring and her community fight for the right to clean air, water, and the life they were promised. The Smell of Money is the true story of everyday people versus corporate titans in a battle with life-or-death consequences.

The Smell of Money

2023

The Green Knight Documentary poster
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An hour-long journey behind the scenes of The Green Knight set in Ireland: Come for a look at Dev Patel feeding flowers to a horse, stay for the epic scenery and insight into the filmmaking process.

The Green Knight Documentary

2021

When We Get to Heaven poster
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The sudden arrival of a group of enigmatic freaks in a dying dust bowl community throws the town into chaos, causing its flimsy social order to crumble.

When We Get to Heaven

2012

Film credits

Behind the camera

Bloody Barbara poster
7.0

Barbara is 16 and completely obsessed with horror films. She goes around town covered in fake blood and reenacts the craziest scenes from her favorite films.

Bloody Barbara

2016

The Making of Mother Mary poster
NR

This feature-length documentary offers an intimate, detailed look at the three-year production process behind the feature film "Mother Mary." It provides a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes — spanning various departments and filming locations — from the costume department and dance rehearsals to sound mixing and the film’s premiere. Featured in the documentary are director David Lowery, along with stars Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Kaia Gerber, and FKA twigs.

The Making of Mother Mary

2026

The Making of Mother Mary poster
NR

This feature-length documentary offers an intimate, detailed look at the three-year production process behind the feature film "Mother Mary." It provides a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes — spanning various departments and filming locations — from the costume department and dance rehearsals to sound mixing and the film’s premiere. Featured in the documentary are director David Lowery, along with stars Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Kaia Gerber, and FKA twigs.

The Making of Mother Mary

2026

The Making of Mother Mary poster
NR

This feature-length documentary offers an intimate, detailed look at the three-year production process behind the feature film "Mother Mary." It provides a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes — spanning various departments and filming locations — from the costume department and dance rehearsals to sound mixing and the film’s premiere. Featured in the documentary are director David Lowery, along with stars Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Kaia Gerber, and FKA twigs.

The Making of Mother Mary

2026

Memories of Los Angeles poster
NR

Take a dreamy journey through L.A.’s vanished icons, crumbling theaters, hidden oil wells and empty movie palaces. Told through personal memories and urban exploration. Memories of Los Angeles drifts between nostalgia and discovery, weaving cinema’s lost landmarks with intimate reflections on how a city’s past shapes its vibe today.

Memories of Los Angeles

2025

The Smell of Money poster
10.0

A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery, Elsie Herring and her community fight for the right to clean air, water, and the life they were promised. The Smell of Money is the true story of everyday people versus corporate titans in a battle with life-or-death consequences.

The Smell of Money

2023

The Smell of Money poster
10.0

A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery, Elsie Herring and her community fight for the right to clean air, water, and the life they were promised. The Smell of Money is the true story of everyday people versus corporate titans in a battle with life-or-death consequences.

The Smell of Money

2023

The Green Knight Documentary poster
NR

An hour-long journey behind the scenes of The Green Knight set in Ireland: Come for a look at Dev Patel feeding flowers to a horse, stay for the epic scenery and insight into the filmmaking process.

The Green Knight Documentary

2021

The Green Knight Documentary poster
NR

An hour-long journey behind the scenes of The Green Knight set in Ireland: Come for a look at Dev Patel feeding flowers to a horse, stay for the epic scenery and insight into the filmmaking process.

The Green Knight Documentary

2021