Shannon Masters
Shannon Masters | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | screenwriter |
| Years active | 2010s-present |
Notable work | Empire of Dirt |
Shannon Masters is a Canadian screenwriter.[1] She is best known for the film Empire of Dirt, for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.[2]
Of Cree descent,[3] she is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's screenwriting program.
In 2021 she was announced as the writer and showrunner for a television adaptation of Michelle Good's award-winning novel Five Little Indians.[4]
References[]
- ^ "TIFF 2013: The making of an indie movie, from script to premiere". Toronto Star, August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Gabrielle, Enemy among big winners at Canadian Screen Awards". The Globe and Mail, March 9, 2015.
- ^ "TIFF's native-Canadian features leave stereotypes in the dust". The Globe and Mail, September 9, 2013.
- ^ Vicky Qiao, "Michelle Good's Five Little Indians to be adapted into limited TV series". CBC News, June 9, 2021.
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