Commercial
MDXT Electric Truck
HDXT Electric Truck
Yacht Party
BYD Trucks: Hard at Work
Insurance Jive
Climate Leaders Summit
California Hangover
Documentary
Social Secretary
Documentary series telling the unknown story of the White House’s tastemakers, gatekeepers and party planners. In development with Fifth Season.
Emmy®-winning documentary following two brave teenagers from foster care into college.
The award-winning documentary portrait of the LGBTQ+ community in Cameroon. Premiered at the Berlin International Film festival and won top honors at Outfest, Amnesty International Movies that Matter, and many more.
First and Loveliss
A portrait of two lovably norm-defying retired teachers in rural Tennessee. Winner of the Jury Award for Best Documentary Short at Outfest.
About
Shaun Kadlec’s documentary Possible Selves, following the journey of two teenagers from foster care to college, won the 2025 Los Angeles Area Emmy® for best independent programming. His previous film Born This Way, about the LGBTQ+ community in Cameroon, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival ahead of its PBS broadcast and streaming release on Amazon Prime.
After majoring in musicology at Carleton College as a first-generation student, Shaun did a yearlong Fulbright Fellowship in Sri Lanka where he studied the power of storytelling to transform conflict during the nation’s civil war. This is when he first discovered documentary filmmaking.
He has directed commercial projects in a range of styles, from on-the-road automotive spots for Xos Trucks to comedic spots for the Courage Campaign.
Throughout his work, Shaun is committed to exploring the beauty, complexity and humor in human relationships with empathy and respect.
Shaun grew up between the central valley of California and rural Alabama, a tender-hearted but unstoppable gay kid finding his way through a challenging world. He lives in Los Angeles.
Press
Born This Way • Outfest Jury Citation
“For its elegant camera work, sound design and narrative structure, its quietly beautiful depiction of the texture of its subjects’ daily lives, and its achievement in articulating contradictions while maintaining a sense of hope, the Outfest Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature Film goes to Born This Way.”
Contact
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