Shawn Flanagan has been producing feature films and shorts for over twenty years. After a one day stint working as an extra on the film "The Right Stuff", Flanagan began studying film and acting at De Anza College in Cupertino, CA. He soon found himself working with Sean Donahue and Patrick G. Donahue of Bottom Line Studios. There he co-wrote, managed production, and co starred in four feature films starring Sean Donahue, Richard Lynch, Erik Estrada, Frank Stallone, Patrick G. Donahue and Ted Markland, all distributed through Artist View Entertainment. In 1997 Flanagan formed Almaden Films where he wrote, produced and directed twelve films, four of which premiered at the San Jose Cinequest film festival. In 2001 Flanagan won the Low Budget Genius Award for his work on "The Friggin' Mafia Movie" starring Richard Lynch, at the Silver Street film festival. In 2014 Flanagan co produced, directed and edited a pilot reality show "The Ridgeways". November 2017 Flanagan was nominated in two categories at the US Hollywood International Golden Film Awards for Outstanding Producer and Outstanding Director for his work on "Jimmy Kendrick", a film he co wrote, co produced, shot, directed and edited. Show less «