SHANNAH LAUMEISTER, Director/Producer

Born and raised in New York, Shannah Laumeister is an actor, writer and director. Laumeister’s acting credits include Bullets Over Broadway, The Brady Bunch, Nobody’s Fool, and Diamond Man. Her television credits include NYPD Blue and the HBO Film 61, directed by Billy Crystal. She has performed in three Off-Broadway shows, many small theatrical productions, and wrote and starred in her own one-woman poetry based show, Below Sunset, produced by Harvey Keitel. The New York production of Below Sunset was directed by Terry George and produced by Keitel at Theaters EST and The Belt Unbuckled. Shannah has been a member of the Los Angeles Poets and Writers Collective for over ten years. Laumeister previously wrote and directed the short film, No Destination, starring Oscar nominee John Savage. A published poet, her first book of poetry is titled Two Women. Bert Stern: Original Mad Man marks Shannah's first feature documentary.