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Shawn Efran

Overview

Shawn Efran is a Peabody- and seven-time Emmy-winning producer/director. He is the founder of Efran Films, a production company focused on creating quality series for television and digital distribution. Efran Films clients include Investigation Discovery, VICE, Bravo, Lifetime, Oxygen, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, thrillist, The Weather Channel, Telemundo, Forbes, Upworthy, Cigna, Chevy, American Express, Netflix, and many more. In 2014, Efran Films' "Women in Prison" series for the New York Times was recognized as one of the best commercials of the year. In 2015, Efran Films won an Emmy, a Polk, interviewed President Obama, and was awarded the Investigative Reporters and Editors highest honor. In 2016, the company won multiple Editor and Publisher awards. In 2017, Efran Films received an Emmy, a Webby, a Murrow, and a Loeb. Before launching Efran Films, Shawn was a producer at CBS's 60 Minutes.

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Directing
2013 The Somali Project Directing Director N/A
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Writing
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Production
2023 (re)solved Production Executive Producer N/A
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2014 The Real Death Valley: The Untold Story of Mass Graves and Migrant Deaths in South Texas Production Producer N/A
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2014 The Real Death Valley: The Untold Story of Mass Graves and Migrant Deaths in South Texas Production Executive Producer N/A
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2013 The Somali Project Production Producer N/A
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2013 The Somali Project Production Executive Producer N/A
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