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ROXY SHIH
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Roxy is a Taiwanese-American writer and director with European roots. 

 

Her latest feature, BEACON, starring Academy-nominated Demian Bichir and Julia Goldani Telles, premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2022, her feature LIST OF A LIFETIME, with Kelly Hu and Shannen Doherty, was acquired by Lifetime and served as their centerpiece film for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The film was nominated for Best Made-For-TV Movie by the 2022 Critic's Choice Awards and Hollywood Critics Associations Awards.

 

In the TV world, she was nominated for best directing at the DAYTIME EMMYS for her work on DARK/WEB in 2020.  Roxy directed on both seasons of of ZAK'S HAUNTED MUSEUM,  a series on Discovery+ and HBO MAX that was produced by Eli Roth. In 2021, Roxy directed the entire series of Facebook Watch's MIRA MIRA, a smash-hit seen by over 60 million viewers. 

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In 2019, her second feature, the horror- thriller PAINKILLERS premiered on Hulu. In 2016, her debut post-apocalyptic thriller THE TRIBE was received well by critics and audiences alike after a successful festival run.

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A big champion of her community, Roxy co-founded the Taiwanese American Film Festival in Los Angeles and previously served as the festival director for three years.

 

She currently hosts a podcast called TWO HORNY GOATS where she and her co-host Priska dismantle Asian-American stereotypes by tackling difficult subject matters on a weekly basis. You can find the podcast on Spotify or iTunes. 

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In her spare time she teaches film at ArtCenter College of Design. At home, she enjoys crocheting and overthinking. 

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