Shaun S. Sanghani (born June 28, 1980) is an American film producer,

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and

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. He is the founder and president of SSS Entertainment and SSS Film Capital. He is best known as the producer of '' The Fallout'', '' The Last Full Measure,'' '' King Cobra'', ''Alone Together'', and '' American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally''.

Early life and education

Sanghani was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 28, 1980, and raised in

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. In 1998, he moved to

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, to attend

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, from which he received a

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. In 2003, he earned an

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in Finance/

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from Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business. He later enrolled at the

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, from which he would earn a Master of Fine Arts in

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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 ''

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'' (2017), '' The Last Full Measure'' (2019), and ''

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'' (2020). In 2018, ''

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'' magazine named Sanghani as one of its annual "10 Producers to Watch". In 2019, Sanghani partnered with

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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 Grand Jury Award winner

The Fallout (film) ''The Fallout'' is a 2021 American drama film written and directed by Megan Park in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Jenna Ortega as Vada Cavell, a high school student who navigates significant emotional trauma following a school sh ...

, SSS Entertainment announced the launch of The Syndicate, a sales arm focused on "accessible and recognizable" features, debuting with upcoming films Alone Together, starring and directed by Katie Holmes, and Neil Labute’s House of Darkness. At the time, Sanghani commented on SSS Film Capital's success throughout the

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. In 2022, SSS Entertainment disclosed the beginning of ongoing talks with a group of U.S.

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firms.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanghani, Shaun 1980 births Living people American film producers American male screenwriters American screenwriters of Indian descent Tulane University alumni USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni