Location
Brooklyn, New York
Expertise
Foreign Films, HBO Original Series, Classic Films
- Before writing at /Film, Shae held an entry-level position at Le Cinema Club, an independent film streaming service, and volunteered at the Film-maker's Cooperative, an avant-garde 16mm film archive
- Shae's most-liked review on Letterboxd is a five-star rating of the 2018 Disney musical "Z-O-M-B-I-E-S."
- As a journalist, Shae has interviewed Kang ho Song of "Parasite" fame and acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Experience
Shae Sennett has bylines in publications like Screen Slate, Bright Lights Film Journal, and others. For /Film alone, she has published breaking news, deep-dive analyses, and exclusive interviews. Shae specializes in extensive research and is a big fan of cinematic history. Her personal and professional background is largely in independent and foreign films but she also loves watching and writing about television.
Education
In 2021, Shae Sennett graduated magna cum laude from Hunter College with a B.A. in English and Film. She received the Lumiere Award for distinguished work in Cinema Studies and received special departmental honors in English.
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