Shaun S. Sanghani (born June 28, 1980) is an American
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
,
financier
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and
writer
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Sanghani was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 28, 1980, and raised in
Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River of the South, Red River in almost the ex ...
Tulane University
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pu ...
, from which he received a
Bachelor of Arts
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in
Psychology
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. In 2003, he earned an
MBA
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Marketing
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from Tulane University’s
A. B. Freeman School of Business
The A. B. Freeman School of Business is the business school of Tulane University, located in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The school offers undergraduate programs, a full-time MBA program and other master's programs, a doctora ...
. He later enrolled at the
USC School of Cinematic Arts
The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) houses seven academic divisions: Film & Television Production; Cinema & Media Studies; John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts; John Wells Division of Writing for Sc ...
, from which he would earn a
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts a ...
in
Screenwriting
Screenwriting or scriptwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is often a freelance profession.
Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, deve ...
.
Career
In 2007, Sanghani founded film production company SSS Entertainment. Since the company’s inception, he has been credited as the producer of over 60 films, including ''
Class Rank
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Axis Sally
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* Mildred Gillars, a German-American who broadcast for Ger ...
'' (2020).
In 2018, ''
Variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' magazine named Sanghani as one of its annual "10 Producers to Watch".
In 2019, Sanghani partnered with
Louisiana
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-based Red River Bank to form SSS Film Capital, a film fund & financing unit of SSS Entertainment. Sanghani has stated that the unit, which includes a multimillion-dollar credit facility, was created in order to "grow our slate and move into bigger-budget fare with bigger talent".
Following the premiere of
South by Southwest
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Grand Jury Award winner
The Fallout (film)
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, SSS Entertainment announced the launch of The Syndicate, a sales arm focused on "accessible and recognizable" features, debuting with upcoming films
Alone Together Alone Together may refer to:
Music
Albums
* ''Alone Together'' (Benny Carter album), 1956
* ''Alone Together'' (Tony Bennett album), 1961
* ''Alone Together'' (Dave Mason album), 1970
* ''Alone Together'' (Ron Carter and Jim Hall album), 1972 ...
, starring and directed by
Katie Holmes
Kate Noelle Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series '' Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003).
Holmes made her feature film debut in 1997 with a supporting role in Ang Le ...
, and Neil Labute’s House of Darkness. At the time, Sanghani commented on SSS Film Capital's success throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
In 2022, SSS Entertainment disclosed the beginning of ongoing talks with a group of U.S.
private equity
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