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ABOUT

ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby is an enrolled member of Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. He was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Shane is a former Sundance Institute fellow and has an MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in writing and directing.

Shane’s films have screened in tribal communities, museums and film festivals around the world including Aspen Shortsfest, Atlanta Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival and Santa Fe International Film Festival.

Press:

2023 NYU TSOA HEAR US Awardee

Anishinaabek Neighbor Record Eagle 2021

Sundance Institute 2016 Press Release

Record Eagle Spotlight 2018

2019 Sundance Institute Native Filmmaker Lab where Shane was a Peer Advisor.© 2019 Sundance Institute | Photo by Austin Madrid"

2019 Sundance Institute Native Filmmaker Lab where he was a Peer Advisor.

© 2019 Sundance Institute | Photo by Austin Madrid

Shane leading a youth workshop for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe in Mount Pleasant, Mi.

Leading a youth workshop for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe in Mount Pleasant, Mi.