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Grand Rapids Film Society Artist Showcase - ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby

Friday, March 21, 2025
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Off Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

The Grand Rapids Film Society is proud to present the “Artist Showcase series: ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby." Join us for an evening with McSauby as he presents a program of his short films in a showcase format with commentary for each work followed by a discussion and Q&A hosted by film/video adjunct instructor Spencer Everhart.

ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby is American filmmaker and an enrolled member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Shane is a former Sundance Institute Fellow and earned his MFA in Writing and Directing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He is currently a visiting professor in the Film and Video Department at Grand Valley State University.

Shane’s work has been showcased across the globe in tribal communities, museums, and prestigious film festivals. His film Happy Thanksgiving was selected by eight Academy Award-qualifying festivals, including the Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Palm Springs International ShortFest.

His latest project, The Beguiling, premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and will have its U.S. premiere at SXSW.

$8 General Admission

Location Information

Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506

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Contact Information

Spencer Everhart, [email protected]

Hosting Department, Organization, or Business

The Grand Rapids Film Society

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This event was added to the calendar by Kelli Nemetz (nemetzke@gvsu.edu) on Friday, February 28, 2025 and was last updated on Monday, March 3, 2025 at 8:21 a.m.