Films

I Never Thought of Phoenixes, 2026

Meditations on fires. A short poetry film.

Awards

Poeticas Film Festival 2026

International Poetry Film Festival 2026

Open Air Media Festival 2026

Credits

Director and animator: Courtney Taniguchi

Writer: Yan Sham-Shackleton

Composer: Ian Gottlieb

Thesis film | New York University Tisch School of the Arts, May 2013

A nuclear weapon engineer falls in love with a peace protestor. When a war breaks out, she must make a difficult decision.

Awards

New York University First Run Festival 2013 - Faculty Commendation for Screenwriting

Bushwick Open Studios CinemaSunday 2013

San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2013

Orlando Film Festival 2013

Greenpoint Film Festival 2013

Lyric video for DWNTWN's Til Tomorrow.