Shaun Sanghani

Shaun S. Sanghani (born June 28, 1980) is an American film producer, financier and writer. He is the founder and president of SSS Entertainment and SSS Film Capital. He is best known as the producer of The Fallout, The Last Full Measure, King Cobra, Alone Together, and American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally.

Shaun Sanghani
Born (1980-06-28) June 28, 1980 (age 43)
NationalityAmerican
EducationTulane University
Freeman School of Business
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Occupation(s)Film producer, screenwriter

Early life and education

Sanghani was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 28, 1980, and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana. In 1998, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, to attend Tulane University, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. In 2003, he earned an MBA in Finance/Marketing from Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business.[1][2][3] He later enrolled at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, from which he would earn a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting.[4]

Career

In 2007, Sanghani founded film production company SSS Entertainment.[2][5] Since the company’s inception, he has been credited as the producer of over 60 films, including Class Rank (2017), The Last Full Measure (2019), and Axis Sally (2020).

In 2018, Variety magazine named Sanghani as one of its annual "10 Producers to Watch".[6]

In 2019, Sanghani partnered with Louisiana-based Red River Bank to form SSS Film Capital, a film fund & financing unit of SSS Entertainment. Sanghani has stated that the unit, which includes a multimillion-dollar credit facility, was created in order to "grow our slate and move into bigger-budget fare with bigger talent".[5]

Following the premiere of South by Southwest Grand Jury Award winner The Fallout (film), SSS Entertainment announced the launch of The Syndicate, a sales arm focused on "accessible and recognizable" features, debuting with upcoming films Alone Together, starring and directed by Katie Holmes, and Neil Labute’s House of Darkness. At the time, Sanghani commented on SSS Film Capital's success throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

In 2022, SSS Entertainment disclosed the beginning of ongoing talks with a group of U.S. private equity firms.[7]

Filmography

Film

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Producer

Executive producer

Television

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YearTitleWriterCreatorExecutive
Producer
2009Guardian AngelsYesYesco-executive
2013The Governor's WifeYesYesYes
Girls Gone BayouYesYesYes
Hardcore HobbiesYesYesYes

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