Shane Simmons

Movies

Rendezvous in Chicago
Wyatt
A short comedic feature film comprised of three vignettes corresponding to the beginning, middle and end stages of a relationship.
When Jeff Tried to Save the World
Producer
When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home.
Mercury in Retrograde
Wyatt
Three couples from Chicago vacation for a weekend at a lakeside cabin in Michigan. Over the course of three days in this comedy/drama, hidden tensions and secrets slowly come to the surface.
Runner
Trivia Dude
A girl goes for a jog and witnesses something she can't run away from.
Bath Salt
Editor
A teenage cancer survivor learns her friend from the hospital has died.
Henry Gamble's Birthday Party
Producer
Henry Gamble's Birthday Party takes place over 24 hours at the birthday pool party of 17-year-old preacher's kid Henry Gamble. The party guests include adults and teenagers from his church, as well as Henry's "secular" friends, including the closeted young Logan, who has eyes for Henry.
R.P.G.
Clint / "Shimoto Amigata"
Six friends meet up for their monthly Dungeons & Dragons game. Someone dies, someone falls in love, the others keep playing....
Ellie Lumme
Editor
A young woman fends off the advances of a slightly older man.
Spread
Director of Photography
A sexually transmitted disease causes students to drop dead at an alarming rate on a Midwest campus. When Cameron discovers his girlfriend is the first victim, he becomes the first suspect.
Spread
Associate Producer
A sexually transmitted disease causes students to drop dead at an alarming rate on a Midwest campus. When Cameron discovers his girlfriend is the first victim, he becomes the first suspect.
Dead Awake
David
Dylan, a young man working at a funeral parlor, is trying to unravel a mystery that shattered his life ten years earlier. After faking his own funeral to see who will show up, he befriends a mysterious street junkie and is reunited with an old love from his past. The lives of these three characters are transformed by supernatural forces as Dylan discovers that no one is who they seem to be.
Gargantua
Dak
Marine biologist Jack Ellway and his son Brandon are drawn to the Polynesian island of Malau to study the effects of recent seismic activity on the area's marine life. Along with the local doctor Alyson Hart, they soon become caught up in the investigation of a series of recent drownings with unexpected results. As Jack explores the surrounding ocean for a mysterious marine creature, Brandon discovers and befriends a three-foot-long baby creature that is able to leave the ocean and walk on land. As more dangerous and giant creatures come onto the island, and the military begins to take offensive action, Jack must risk everything to save the creatures, the island and his son. Written by ADAM G. THOMAS
My Summer Vacation
Producer
Elementary student, Cass, gives an unsettling presentation on her summer vacation to Pompeii.