Shannon Fitzpatrick

Film Producer, Editor

MA in Media Studies (2016)

Shannon Fitzpatrick is a producer and editor working in documentary and fiction films. In addition to SOFTLY IN ALL DIRECTIONS, she is producing CISCO KID, a feature-length vérité documentary about a young queer person who moves to a desert ghost town in southern Utah, determined to build an independent life. She was an additional editor on A24’s  PAST LIVES, and is currently editing two short films: GOLDILOCKS, a 16mm mixed-media narrative short about imagination, wilderness, and growing up in the pre-internet era; and VENUS MELITE, the story of a queer photographer visiting the island of Malta. Shannon completed a Master’s in Media Studies at The New School, where she studied cinematic representations of trauma and healing. She is based in Brooklyn, NY.

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The MA in Media Studies gives students experience in creative media making, critical analysis, and entrepreneurialism. The Media Management MS offers the practical experience you need to succeed in today's media industries. The Documentary Studies Certificate program provides an opportunity to study documentary filmmaking in a small, tightly focused program. The Media Management Certificate Program provides a strong foundation of management principles and leadership skills to find work in the ever-changing global media landscape.