Biography
Shawn Thompson is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and editor. In 1994, he founded the independent production company Mo'z Art Pictures, which has produced numerous award-winning features, shorts, music videos, and commercials.
Shawn began his career as an actor and musician in New York City before relocating to Los Angeles to star in Aaron Spelling's television series, "The Heights." He earned a Gold Record for singing, songwriting, and playing guitar on the hit soundtrack and the single "How Do You Talk to an Angel," which reached #1 on the Billboard charts.
In 2000, he wrote "Four Dogs Playing Poker," starring Forest Whitaker, Tim Curry, and Balthazar Getty. At the same time, he wrote episodes for the television series "Redwall." After working as an editor and writer on several films and TV shows, he joined Visionaire Media in 2007 and edited the critically acclaimed documentary series "On the Road in America." He also received several accolades, including the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film at the Beverly Hills Film Festival (2003) for his black comedy "Shotgun Wedding." In 2009, he produced, directed, and edited the impactful documentary "Life After Death," which garnered numerous festival awards. Between 2011 and 2012, Shawn served as editor, producer, and post-production supervisor for the second and third seasons of "On the Road in America" and edited the cult classic "Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid," a feature film for the SyFy Channel directed by Mary Lambert. From 2014 to 2015, he directed and edited the feature documentary "Yemeniettes," the reality series "Generation Entrepreneur," and the short film "Angel Road" (available on Amazon Prime), winning multiple festival awards. He is co-director and editor of the award-winning documentary "American Caravan." His film "The State of Assyria" won the 2015 Golden Palm Award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, where he served as director, producer, and editor.
His 2020 projects include: "Confessions of a Runner" (editor, executive producer), "Daughters of Darkness" (editor), "Confessions from the War" (co-director/editor), "Project Soar" (editor), and "Believe, The Yulia Tymoshenko Story" (co-director, producer, editor).
12 wins and 1 nominations
