Dan Shaw

An autistic dancer twirls and twirls as fast as he can to keep up with the ever-turning world around him.

I’m Shy was originally created in response to a callout by Sheffield Doc Fest for micro-short documentaries by autistic or learning disabled filmmakers under the banner of ‘Something I Want You To Know’. It subsequently became an official selection of the festival, and at time of writing is in competition in its mini-doc strand.

Kevin, a masked cowboy must either accept society’s view of him as a perpetual child that ‘ain’t right’, or ride out to save the boy he loves from a local gang. He chooses the latter, saving his beloved but sacrificing himself in the process.

An autistic dancer twirls and twirls as fast as he can to keep up with the ever-turning world around him.

An autistic dancer twirls and twirls as fast as he can to keep up with the ever-turning world around him.

I’m Shy was originally created in response to a callout by Sheffield Doc Fest for micro-short documentaries by autistic or learning disabled filmmakers under the banner of ‘Something I Want You To Know’. It subsequently became an official selection of the festival, and at time of writing is in competition in its mini-doc strand.

I’m Shy was originally created in response to a callout by Sheffield Doc Fest for micro-short documentaries by autistic or learning disabled filmmakers under the banner of ‘Something I Want You To Know’. It subsequently became an official selection of the festival, and at time of writing is in competition in its mini-doc strand.