Shanna Riker
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Shanna Riker (She/ Her) is an award-winning NYC based Writer/Director/ Producer. She graduated from Blue Mountain College with degrees in both Theatre and psychology. She has produced eight short films, five of which she directed and one she also wrote.
Shanna's screenplay, Blood Splattered Pearls recently won first place in the WeScript Competition in Phoenix, AZ, and second place at the Deep in the Heart Film Festival in Waco, TX. She has had screenplays nominated in various festivals all over the country.
Shanna's short film, The Leap had a successful festival run in 2020, winning three awards. It is now streaming on Revry TV.
The Austin Revolution Film Festival named Shanna the 2023 Female Filmmaker of the year and her short films Spaceman and Solitarity are gaining a lot of success in their film festival runs.
Shanna is a co-founder of Honey & Hemlock Productions, a female led production company telling stories through the female lens. Honey & Hemlock's first two films,
Shanna is a full time producer for Spectrum Reach and has produced eight national commercials and product testimonials.
Shanna is a proud literary client of Mitchel Stein at The Stein Agency.