Happy Thanksgiving
Directed by ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
Writer: ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
Producers: Jess X Snow, Eris Qian, Raleigh Chadderdon
Editor: ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
Cinematographer: Prashanth Kamalakanthan
Logline: An Anishinaabe man takes a Happy Thanksgiving wish very, very personally.
Runtime: 7:35
Graduate Film
sam1351@nyu.edu
ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby is a recent Grad Film alum based in Grand Rapids, MI. His second-year film, Happy Thanksgiving, played at nine Academy-qualifying festivals, and his thesis, The Beguiling, premiered at TIFF 2024 and SXSW 2025.