Still Voices Short Film Festival

Animal

A short film about the existential terror of coming of age.

Director Bio

Russell Leigh Sharman is a writer, filmmaker and anthropologist. He has written for various studios and production companies, including Warner Bros., Fox, Disney, MRC, DeLine Pictures, 21 Laps, Participant Media, Montecito Pictures, Original Media, Dark Horse Entertainment, Strange Weather and Real FX. He is the writer/director of APARTMENT 4E, a feature adaptation of his stage play, as well as a number of short films and documentaries. He also has a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Oxford University and is the author of two books, THE TENANTS OF EAST HARLEM and NIGHTSHIFT NYC. He teaches film at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.