Zachary Shields

Movies

17 Blocks
Cinematography
Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.
P.S. Burn This Letter Please
Director of Photography
A box found in an abandoned storage unit unearths a time capsule of correspondences from a forgotten era: the underground drag scene in 1950s New York City. Firsthand accounts and newly discovered footage help cast a long overdue spotlight on the unsung pioneers of drag.
Danny Brown: Live at the Majestic
Editor
Danny Brown: Live at the Majestic, chronicles the rise and creative process of one of the most unique, eccentric and acute figures in hip-hop today. The documentary invites viewers into Brown's life and tour days leading into his critically acclaimed 2016 album Atrocity Exhibition, with an intimate look into his life never before revealed. The film was directed by Emmy-Award winning documentary filmmaker Andrew Cohn (Medora, Night School, Warriors of Liberty City) and produced by two time Emmy-Award winning producer Rachel Dengiz (The Punk Singer, Park Bench with Steve Buscemi, Medora).
Danny Brown: Live at the Majestic
Cinematography
Danny Brown: Live at the Majestic, chronicles the rise and creative process of one of the most unique, eccentric and acute figures in hip-hop today. The documentary invites viewers into Brown's life and tour days leading into his critically acclaimed 2016 album Atrocity Exhibition, with an intimate look into his life never before revealed. The film was directed by Emmy-Award winning documentary filmmaker Andrew Cohn (Medora, Night School, Warriors of Liberty City) and produced by two time Emmy-Award winning producer Rachel Dengiz (The Punk Singer, Park Bench with Steve Buscemi, Medora).
The Price of Free
Director of Photography
As a young man, Kailash Satyarthi promised himself that he would end child slavery in his lifetime. In the decades since, he has rescued more than eighty thousand children and built a global movement. This intimate and suspenseful film follows one man’s journey to do what many believed was impossible.
Night School
Director of Photography
Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Night School follows three adult students living in the city’s more impoverished neighborhoods as they attempt to earn their diplomas while juggling other difficult responsibilities and realities. Through their stories, the filmmakers explore many issues that low-income Americans deal with, including unjust minimum wage and working conditions, arbitrary legal hindrances, and race and gender inequality.
Night School
Producer
Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Night School follows three adult students living in the city’s more impoverished neighborhoods as they attempt to earn their diplomas while juggling other difficult responsibilities and realities. Through their stories, the filmmakers explore many issues that low-income Americans deal with, including unjust minimum wage and working conditions, arbitrary legal hindrances, and race and gender inequality.