Mason Chadwick Shefa (/ˈʃɛfə/ SHEF-ə; born May 28, 1993) is an avant-garde filmmaker[1] and sacred music composer based in Studio City, California.[2][3] He graduated from Yale University[4] in 2015. For his films, Shefa utilizes film formats such as Super-8 and 16mm.[5] In 2016, Shefa published a 248-page collection of his sacred works for a cappella chorus, entitled The First Book of Music: Containing Anthems, Motets, Hymn Tunes, Chants, and Services for the Various Seasons of the Church Year.[6]
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| Born | Mason Chadwick Shefa May 28, 1993 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Experimental film, sacred music |
In May 2011, Shefa received the National Gold Medal at the 2011 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, held in Carnegie Hall, for his portfolio of eight experimental films.[7][8][9] Shefa's films have also been recognized with honors from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts,[10] the 2009 and 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival,[11] the University of Southern California’s Los Angeles Student Film Institute, the Danville International Children’s Film Festival, L.A.’s FilmFest 43, the Harvard-Westlake Film Festival,[12] the South Bay Student Video Festival,[13] and the Spotlight The Arts festival in Calabasas, California.
In September 2012, singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey obtained permission to incorporate Shefa's film, Psalm 51, in her iTunes Festival concert in London, United Kingdom.
In February 2015, Shefa was a member of the judges panel of the "concorso internazionale di cortometraggi" category of the 2015 Lucca Film Festival.[14]
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