Directing
ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
Place of birth
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
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. His work has been showcased across the globe in tribal communities, museums, and film festivals. His film Happy Thanksgiving was selected by nine Academy Award-qualifying festivals, including the Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Palm Springs International ShortFest. His latest project, The Beguiling, had its international premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film F…
Known for
NRA six year old Indigenous girl discovers she has super human powers.
Thunderer
2019
NRFive people attend the funeral of the beloved Alfred H. Gladstone. As they slowly drift in their reverie, they all come to face the same existential questions. Aren't the dead sometimes the most lively of us all? And, after all, aren't they all dead already?
Funeral Package
2021
6.0What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Indigenous people takes an unexpected turn in this bold and thrilling blend of the satirical and the sinister by writer-director ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby.
The Beguiling
2024
NRA trans Anishinaabe man meets a young Anishinaabe woman who pushes him to reconnect with their culture.
Mino Bimaadiziwin
2018
NRAn Indigenous man takes a Happy Thanksgiving wish very very personally.
Happy Thanksgiving
2024
Behind the camera
NRA six year old Indigenous girl discovers she has super human powers.
Thunderer
2019
NRA six year old Indigenous girl discovers she has super human powers.
Thunderer
2019
NRA six year old Indigenous girl discovers she has super human powers.
Thunderer
2019
NRFive people attend the funeral of the beloved Alfred H. Gladstone. As they slowly drift in their reverie, they all come to face the same existential questions. Aren't the dead sometimes the most lively of us all? And, after all, aren't they all dead already?
Funeral Package
2021
6.0What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Indigenous people takes an unexpected turn in this bold and thrilling blend of the satirical and the sinister by writer-director ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby.
The Beguiling
2024
6.0What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Indigenous people takes an unexpected turn in this bold and thrilling blend of the satirical and the sinister by writer-director ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby.
The Beguiling
2024
NRA trans Anishinaabe man meets a young Anishinaabe woman who pushes him to reconnect with their culture.
Mino Bimaadiziwin
2018
NRA trans Anishinaabe man meets a young Anishinaabe woman who pushes him to reconnect with their culture.
Mino Bimaadiziwin
2018
NRAn Indigenous man takes a Happy Thanksgiving wish very very personally.
Happy Thanksgiving
2024
NRAn Indigenous man takes a Happy Thanksgiving wish very very personally.
Happy Thanksgiving
2024