Shannon Plumb
Shannon Plumb has shot over 200 short films, which have been exhibited in museums, galleries, and on international screens. She started by shooting herself as various characters, acting out three-minute situations using humor and silence as her vehicles for storytelling. In 2013, her first feature film, Towheads, premiered at MoMA as part of New Directors / New Films; it is now streaming on the Criterion Channel. You can see her short films at shannonplumb.com and Towheads is available on Netflix and iTunes. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, director Derek Cianfrance, and their two sons.
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Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks with Azazel Jacobs (The Lovers) for the Talkhouse Podcast
Two of the most distinctive voices in indie cinema share a bed and a chat from NYC's Ludlow Hotel.
Fighting the Sickness, or Being an Artist in Trump’s America
Shannon Plumb tries to counter the flu bug sweeping through her household, and to formulate a plan to defeat a much bigger problem.
The Man in the Ring: With Derek Cianfrance in Venice for the Premiere of The Light Between Oceans
Shannon Plumb on red carpets, press embargoes, critical slapdowns, standing ovations and more, as her husband's new movie premieres on the Lido.
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore: Looking for Comedy’s Place in the Modern World
Filmmaker and actor Shannon Plumb struggles with what direction to take in her work when nothing in the world now seems funny.
Playing Cowboys and Indians in France and the Middle East
Shannon Plumb on Thomas Bidegain's Les Cowboys, which updates the Western for the post-9/11 world.
The Kind of Women You Don’t See in Hollywood Movies Anymore
Shannon Plumb has a singular experience going to the Upper West Side to watch Maggie's Plan, a movie about real, funny, sexy women.
A Fairytale Feast of Feeling, the Saga of the Thorny Bush and Shitting Out Origami Butterflies
Shannon Plumb is so enchanted by the profound fables of Matteo Garrone's Tale of Tales that the film permeates her own life...
Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth
Being inside the new Sorrentino movie is guaranteed to make you ponder both your past and your present...
Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang
When and why did we start treating children like adults? And when did men get so scared of women?
Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Nancy Meyers’ The Intern
Some thoughts on Meyers' latest comedy, the elderly, the pleasure of the old school, this generation's hyperactive multi-tasking, and Robert De Niro.
Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Liv Corfixen’s My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
A filmmaker sees strong parallels with her own life in this film that puts a personal spin on the behind-the-scenes documentary.










