Roxy Shih
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Roxy Shih | |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, Writer, Producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Roxy Shih (Chinese: 施惠馨) is a Taiwanese American director and producer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the films The Tribe and Painkillers.[3][4]
Roxy directed the short film Play Time as a Visual Communications "Armed with a Camera" fellowship film, which premiered at the Directors Guild of America.[5][6] In 2016, her directorial debut film The Tribe, starring Jessica Rothe, Anne Winters and Michael Nardelli.[7] The film won the Best Debut Feature Film at the Female Eye Film Festival and Best Feature Director at Other Worlds Austin Film Festival.[8][9]
Roxy's second feature film Painkillers, starting Madeline Zima, Grant Bowler, Debra Wilson and Adam Huss, premiered at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.[10] She is also the founder and festival director of the Taiwanese American Film Festival.[11] She also directed the recent sci-fi anthology series Dark/Web, premiered at Comic-Con.[12]