Shannon began her filmmaking journey in 2023 at a summer filmmaking institute at UCLA where she directed a short film in collaboration with her fellow students. She previously took courses in screenwriting at the National Film and Television School in London.

She has worked in TV and Film casting with Dixie Chassay Casting in London on projects such as Poor Things (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos), The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (dir. Will Sharpe), and The Great (Hulu).

As a filmmaker, Shannon is interested in the complexities of human relationships, how we become who we are, and the indelible effects of media and culture on our lives.

This was a short exercise done at UCLA:

Her debut short film “Eleanor in the Room” is currently in post-production and will be released in Spring 2025.