Film

Metro East native earns student Academy Award nomination

A key scene in “I Live Here”, the 17-minute student film by Shane Watson, seemed to be ripped from the headlines: a white police officer’s

The Student Academy Awards: Shane Watson’s I LIVE HERE

Of the sum total 38 nominated films, Watson’s I LIVE HERE is the sole nominee from California College of the Arts. That's no small feat.

O’Fallon grad uses film to announce he is gay. It earned him an Oscar nomination.

Even if his name isn’t inside the envelope at the Student Academy Awards Oct. 12, filmmaker Shane Watson said he feels like he’s already won

Academy Award film nominee has local ties to Morgan City

kwbjnews / August 25, 2017 Shane Watson was born in Morgan City to parents, Lawrence and Elrica Watson and comes from a long line of...