Shawn Gerrard

Ontario

Shawn Gerrard is a mixed Black filmmaker from Toronto and alumnus of the York University film production and screenwriting program, the Toronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Filmmaker Lab, and the Warner Bros Discovery x Academy Access Directors roster initiative. In 2024, Shawn was selected as one of Playback’s 10 to Watch. 

Shawn has written and directed short films, a feature film, as well as episodic television. Shawn’s short films have screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Urbanworld among many others.  Inheritance screen at TIFF in 2021 where Toronto Raptors All-Star Scottie Barnes said the film touched his heart and connected the film to his own family experiences growing up when interviewed at the NBA Films for Fans screening. 

Shawn’s television credits include Jane on AppleTV+, Take Note on NBCUniversal’s Peacock, and Dino Dex on Amazon Prime. His short film My Viola was broadcast on CBC Canadian Reflections and on CBC Gem. Shawn’s feature film Space & Time is available to watch on Amazon Prime and Hollywood Suite.

Shawn Gerrard

Main Reel

  • Dino Dex

    Dino Dex

    Episodes: 1005, 1008

    Dates: 2024

    Link: IMDB

    Role: Director

    Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)

    Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy

  • Jane

    Jane

    Episodes: 119

    Link: IMDB

    Role: Director

    Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)

    Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy

  • The Next Step

    The Next Step

    Episodes: 816, 817, 818, 819

    Link: IMDB

    Role: Director

    Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)

    Genre: Comedy, Family

  • Take Note

    Take Note

    Episodes: 108

    Link: IMDB

    Role: Director

    Studio / Network: NBC, Universal Studios

    Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)

    Genre: Comedy, Family

  • Space & Time

    Space & Time

    Link: IMDB

    Role: Director

    Type: Indie Feature

    Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama