Shawn Kelley

Filmmaker
Director and Producer

Charlotte, North Carolina

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November 2020

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About Shawn

After 25 years of telling stories for brands, I realized it was time to start telling stories from my heart. Inspired by my father’s narratives from Vietnam, I began the journey into filmmaking. The documentary, My Father’s Brothers, has earned four Best Documentary Awards, three Audience Choice Awards, one Award Finalist and eight Official Selections in the film festival circuit.

I directed, produced and co-wrote the film. Plus I shot it, designed the motion graphics and key art. My career in advertising and branding, plus my filmmaker friends, helped out immensely.

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My Father's Brothers Independent ⋄ Documentary My Father’s Brothers follows what eight survivors of an all but forgotten, yet horrific, battle in Vietnam went through in 1966 and continue to go through today because of it. Some volunteered for the army as teenagers. Others were drafted. Some went back to Vietnam years later in hopes of finding closure and peace.

Awards

Best Documentary Award (Audience Choice) – Macon Film Festival
(2020)
Best Documentary Award (Juried) – Beaufort International Film Festival
(2020)
Best Documentary Award (Audience Choice) – Beaufort International Film Festival
(2020)
Best Overall Documentary Award (Juried) – Longleaf Film Festival
(2020)
Finalist – New York Movie Awards
(2020)
Best Overall Documentary Award (Juried) – Longleaf Film Festival
(2020)
Best Documentary Award – Central Florida Film Festival
(2019)
Best Documentary Award (Juried) – Indigo Moon Film Festival
(2019)
Best Documentary Award (Audience Choice) – Indigo Moon Film Festival
(2019)