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Shawn Efran
Production
Biography
Shawn Efran is a Peabody- and seven-time Emmy-winning producer/director. He is the founder of Efran Films, a production company focused on creating quality series for television and digital distribution. Efran Films clients include Investigation Discovery, VICE, Bravo, Lifetime, Oxygen, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, thrillist, The Weather Channel, Telemundo, Forbes, Upworthy, Cigna, Chevy, American Express, Netflix, and many more. In 2014, Efran Films' "Women in Prison" series for the New York Times was recognized as one of the best commercials of the year. In 2015, Efran Films won an Emmy, a Polk, interviewed President Obama, and was awarded the Investigative Reporters and Editors highest honor. In 2016, the company won multiple Editor and Publisher awards. In 2017, Efran Films received an Emmy, a Webby, a Murrow, and a Loeb. Before launching Efran Films, Shawn was a producer at CBS's 60 Minutes.
Known for

FBI TRUE
Executive Producer

Never Seen Again
Executive Producer

(re)solved
Executive Producer

He Lied About Everything: Inside the Story
Executive Producer

IndyCar: Anything to Win
Executive Producer

He Lied About Everything
Executive Producer

The Somali Project
Producer
The Real Death Valley: The Untold Story of Mass Graves and Migrant Deaths in South Texas
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2025IndyCar: Anything to WinExecutive Producer
- 2023(re)solvedExecutive Producer
- 2023FBI TRUEExecutive Producer
- 2022Never Seen AgainExecutive Producer
- 2018He Lied About Everything: Inside the StoryExecutive Producer
- 2018He Lied About EverythingExecutive Producer
- 2014The Real Death Valley: The Untold Story of Mass Graves and Migrant Deaths in South TexasExecutive Producer
- 2013The Somali ProjectProducer
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