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SHAWN THOMPSON
Director  |  Editor | Writer

 

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Shawn Thompson is an Award Winning Director, Writer, Producer and Editor. In 1994 he founded the independent production company, Mozart pictures, producing  numerous Award Winning Features, Shorts, Music Videos and Commercials.

 

In 2000, he wrote FOUR DOGS PLAYING POKER (starring Forest Whitaker, Tim Curry, Balthazar Getty). Concurrently he wrote episodes for the television series, REDWALL. After editing and writing for several films and television shows, in 2007 he joined Visionaire media and edited the critically acclaimed documentary series ON THE ROAD IN AMERICA . He also won several awards including the Audience Choice “Best Short Film” in the Beverly Hills Film Festival (2003) for his black comedy, SHOTGUN WEDDING.  

 

In 2009, he Produced, Directed and Edited the powerful documentary, LIFE AFTER DEATH, which won numerous Awards on the festival circuit.

 

In 2011 and 2012, Shawn was Editor, Producer and Post Production supervisor on the second and third seasons of ON THE ROAD IN AMERICA and edited the cult classic  MEGA PYTHON VS. GATOROID, a feature film for SyFy Channel directed by MARY LAMBERT. 

 

In 2014-2015, Shawn directed and edited the feature documentary, YEMENIETTES,  the reality series, GENERATION ENTREPENUER and the short film, ANGEL ROAD, winning dozens of awards on the festival circuit.   He is currently the Co-Director and Supervising Editor for the Award Winning documentary, AMERICAN CARAVAN.   THE STATE OF ASSYRIA won the 2015 Golden Palm Award at the Beverly Hills film festival.

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His film, CONFESSIONS FROM A WAR, (about the Lebanese Civil War) was completed in January 2024.

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Current projects in development include:  27 DAYS, ARABIAN NIGHTS, SILVERCUP, and PROJECT SOAR.

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