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Shawn Antoine II is an award-winning filmmaker based in Harlem, NY. His earliest works as a filmmaker came when he edited videos at 10 years old of his own youth football games. He attended Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx the same high school as Martin Scorcese. In 2013, during his senior season at Cardinal Hayes H.S., he won the varsity football championship after his school's 32-year championship drought.

He earned a full athletic scholarship to attend the University of Rhode Island. During his time at the University of Rhode Island, he majored in public relations. His love for filmmaking came about after he created his first short-documentary “The Movement”.

Since then he took on the mantra to “Inform and Inspire” through his films. He now has directed 17 short films and produced 2. His most recent film “Showtime” was selected for 52 film festivals and he was named the Best New Director by the Hip Hop Film Festival. 

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As his 2019 "Showtime Film Festival Tour" came to a conclusion he was offered an opportunity to be an apprentice for NBC's The Blacklist. Under the leadership of EP Laura Benson, he learned the necessary things it takes to run a successful show. On May 26th, 2020 the film Showtime premiered on Magic Johnsons Aspire TV.

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During the fall of 2020, Shawn was offered the Director of Admissions position at his alma mater Cardinal Hayes High School. He currently is one of the youngest Director of Admissions in the nation. In the near future, Shawn hopes to officially establish his production company.