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Sheena McCann
Sheena McCann

SHEENA MCCANN is an award-winning writer/director based in Los Angeles. She holds a BA in Film Studies from UC Santa Barbara and an MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute. Her films have premiered at several film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand IFF, Santa Barbara IFF, Big Bear IFF, and AFI Fest. Sheena’s work has been featured in Shorts TV and Huffington Post. Her AFI thesis, The Darkness is Close Behind starring Maika Monroe (It Follows 2014). Neil Sandilands (News of the World 2020), and Samuel Hunt (Unbroken: Path to Redemption 2018), was among 6 jury selected short films premiered at the Director’s Guild of America Showcase. She is currently making her first international film in Mexico City.


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"El Cometa Perdido / The Lost Comet"
A short film about an unseen event set in the metros of Mexico City and told through dance.

Director/Writer/Producer: Sheena McCann
Producer: Nina Wara Carrasco
Cinematographer: Petr Cikhart

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******HOPSCOTCH (2012)
AFI FEST "OFFICIAL SELECTION"
SHOWING ON SHORTS TV

******A MAN ON THE ROAD IS BEST LEFT ALONE (2014)
CLERMONT-FERRAND "OFFICIAL SELECTION"
SHOWING ON SHORTS TV

******SHE (2015)
SHOWING ON SHORTS TV

******Clams with Green Onions (2009)
Santa Barbara IFF - "Official Selection"

******THE DARKNESS IS CLOSE BEHIND (2011)
Now Showing on SHORTS TV and
AFI Conservatory ITUNES
AFI SHOWCASE, DIRECTOR'S GUILD OF AMERICA - "1 of 6 Jury Selected for Showcase"
MEXICO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - "WINNER - Golden Palm Award"
BIG BEAR INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - WINNER - JURY AWARD
VISION FEST 12 - WINNER - TOP PRIZE "DOMANI VISION AWARD FOR EMERGING FILMMAKER AND BEST SHORT"
REAL TO REEL FILM FESTIVAL - TOP PRIZE WINNER
LONE PINE FILM FESTIVAL - WINNER "BEST STUDENT SHORT"
THE INDIE FEST - "WINNER - Award of Excellence"
REYNOLDA FILM FESTIVAL - "WINNER - Best Narrative"
OAXACA FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection "
POVINCETOWN INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection"
LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection"
MANHATTAN FILM FESTIVAL -"Official Selection "
NEW YORK CITY INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIAL -"Official Selection "
GENEVA FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection"
21st ARIZONA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection"
ROCHESTER INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection"
MYRTLE BEACH INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection"
NEW HOPE FILM FESTIVAL- "Official Selection"
JOHNS HOPKINS FILM FESTIVAL- "Official Selection"
LA CINEMA FESTIVAL- "WINNER - Best Student Film"
RIVERSIDE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection"
NEW JERSEY INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection"
OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL - "Official Selection"