SHAINA

Hi! I’m Shaina. I’m a writer, director, and creative producer based in New York. I graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in May 2023 with a B.F.A. in Film and Television.

I currently work as a documentarian for GeneticaLens and as a Film teacher at NYC public elementary schools. Some of my other favorite credits include working as a Casting Assistant for an unscripted Hulu show, and working as a Production Assistant for NBC.

The kinds of stories that I gravitate towards in my own work change all the time. But I am always drawn to complex people. I love subverting genre tropes. I love using dialogue to explore the ways that people avoid saying what they want to say. I love exploring all of the gray that lies in between comedy and tragedy, or reality and fantasy. Whatever the genre, I want to be part of making things that make people want to live more vividly and presently when they leave the theater.

When I’m not working, you can find me reading in bed, going on very long walks, or making caffeinated beverages and quesadillas.