Shaun Sanghani
Shaun Sanghani (born June 28, 1980) is an American film producer and writer. He is the Founder and President of SSS Entertainment. He is best known as the producer of The Last Full Measure, The Pretenders, Class Rank, Axis Sally, and King Cobra.
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Born | June 28, 1980 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Tulane UniversityFreeman School of BusinessUSC School of Cinematic Arts |
Occupation | Film producer, screenwriter |
Early life and education
Sanghani was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 28, 1980 and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana. In 1998, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to attend Tulane University, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. In 2003, he earned an MBA in Finance/Marketing from Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business.[1][2][3] He later enrolled at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, from which he would earn a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting.[4]
Career
In 2007, Sanghani founded film production company SSS Entertainment.[2][5] Since the company’s inception, he has been credited as the producer or executive producer of over 40 films, including Class Rank (2017), The Last Full Measure (2019), and Axis Sally (2020). Sanghani has frequently collaboratorated with James Franco.
In 2018, Variety magazine named Sanghani as one of its annual "10 Producers to Watch".[6]
In 2019, Sanghani partnered with Louisiana-based Red River Bank to form SSS Film Capital, a financing unit of SSS Entertainment. Sanghani has stated that the unit, which includes a multimillion-dollar credit facility, was created in order to "grow our slate and move into bigger-budget fare with bigger talent".[5]
Filmography
Film
[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
- 2012 – True Crime: The Movie (executive producer)
- 2013 – White Rabbit (produced by)
- 2015 – All Mistakes Buried (produced by, writer)
- 2016 – King Cobra (produced by)
- 2016 – Jack Goes Home (executive producer)
- 2016 – Welcome to Willits (produced by)
- 2017 – Class Rank (produced by)
- 2017 – The Vault (executive producer)
- 2017 – Blood Heist (produced by)
- 2017 – Blood Ride (produced by)
- 2017 – Blood Surf (produced by)
- 2018 – Welcome the Stranger (executive producer)
- 2018 – Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars (produced by)
- 2018 – Brampton’s Own (executive producer)
- 2018 – Kill the Czar (produced by)
- 2018 – River Runs Red (executive producer)
- 2018 – The Escape of Prisoner 614 (produced by)
- 2019 – Crypto (executive producer)
- 2019 – The Informer (executive producer)
- 2019 – Burn (executive producer)
- 2019 – The Last Full Measure (produced by)
- 2019 – The Pretenders (produced by)
- 2019 – The Sound of Silence (executive producer)
- 2019 – 10 Minutes Gone (produced by)
- 2020 – Axis Sally (produced by)
- 2020 – Bailey & Darla (executive producer)
- 2020 - Infamous (produced by)
- 2020 – Survive the Night (produced by)
- 2020 – I Used to Go Here (executive producer)
- 2020 – Open Source (produced by)
- 2020 – Force of Nature (produced by)
Television
- 2009 – Guardian Angels (writer/creator, co-executive producer)
- 2013 – The Governor's Wife (writer/creator, executive producer)
- 2013 – Girls Gone Bayou (writer/creator, executive producer)
- 2013 – Hardcore Hobbies (writer/creator, executive producer)
References
- "Class Notes: Summer 2017". Freeman Magazine. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- "Shaun Sanghani - Owner". www.sssentertainment.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- Bear, Katianna (2013). "The Prince of Alexandria - Shaun Sanghani". Issuu. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- Alvarez-Mena, Peanut (April 12, 2016). "Alumnus Brings Timeless Orwell Essay to the Screen". USC Cinematic Arts. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- Hayes, Dade (March 7, 2019). "SSS Entertainment Closes $20M Credit Facility Via Louisiana's Red River Bank". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- Gaydos, Steven (May 4, 2018). "Shaun Sanghani". Variety. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- N'Duka, Amanda (March 15, 2019). "Jordana Brewster, Vivica A. Fox, Anna Akana Join Brittany Snow In 'Bailey and Darla'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- McDonnell, Brandy (July 19, 2019). "Movie 'Southland,' starring Bella Thorne, seeking extras for Monday filming in Guthrie". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- N'Duka, Amanda (June 14, 2019). "Chad Michael Murray & More Join Bruce Willis In 'The Long Night'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- N'Duka, Amanda (August 31, 2018). "Michael Chiklis & Kyle Schmid Join Bruce Willis In '10 Minutes Gone' From MoviePass Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- Scheck, Frank (November 8, 2018). "'River Runs Red': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- DeFore, John (October 19, 2018). "'Brampton's Own': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- Frater, Patrick (October 31, 2017). "AFM: Film Mode Boards Ron Perlman's 'Prisoner 614' Terence Stamp's 'Viking Destiny'". Variety. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 12, 2017). "IFC Midnight Acquires Horror Comedy 'Welcome To Willits'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "The Informer". BFI Filmography. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- Rooney, David (January 28, 2019). "'The Sound of Silence': Film Review | Sundance 2019". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- Wiseman, Andreas (August 28, 2019). "Gillian Jacobs & Jemaine Clement Lead Cast In Kris Rey Comedy 'I Used To Go Here', Myriad Launches Sales — Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- Grater, Tom (February 19, 2020). "Bruce Willis Thriller 'Open Source' Sells To Vertical Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- Hinckley, David (November 14, 2007). "Curtis Sliwa pursues A&E reality show on Guardian Angels". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 8, 2019.