Biography

Bobby Sheehan began his eclectic career in high school when he created fashion videos and print campaigns for the New York fashion emporium, Parachute. While attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, he opened his own production company where he directed and produced a wide variety of motion picture work, all the while continuing his photographic career capturing the punk rock scene. His photos of the Clash, Ramones, Blondie, Ultravox, 999, Elvis Costello, and all of his fellow rebellious friends were features in such publications as: Circus Magazine, Creem Magazine, The Village Voice, Soho News and New York Magazine.

Sheehan's first foray into the feature world was the critically acclaimed "Seed" (IFC Films) of which Variety raved: "This visually captivating spiritual movie journeys across America with innovative cinematic form. A highly imaginative, collage like, experimental epic that relentlessly strips away at the boundaries between features and documentaries." Sheehan coined the phrase "docufantasy" to describe his love letter to the arts: "Arias With A Twist: The Docufantasy." This feature goes beyond a documentary profile of two extraordinary artists - Joey Arias & Basil Twist - by examining the creative spirit and the tenacity of gifted individuals who express themselves through art. "Listen To The World," is a feature documentary about the first-ever museum to house instruments from all over the world, and "I Thee WED" a short film for the United Nations featuring their Goodwill Ambassador Gisele about the importance of preserving our planet and premiered the annual World Environment Day that was held in Rwanda, June 2010.

Sheehan wrote, produced and directed the film "Cayman Went," a narrative feature about a pretend hero forced to become a real hero. The feature premiered theatrically in June 2009. Sheehan's television credits include "The Talent Collector", which he wrote, produced and directed for AMC; the reality series "Repo Men" starring, Vincent Pastore, for TLC and Discovery Networks; the documentaries "Jeff Koons: Beyond Heaven," "Mr. Prince" which tells the extraordinary story of the legendary Broadway Producer and director Hal Prince and the TV series "View Finder" which explores the world of visionary artists such as Dean Chamberlain and Michael Colavito and the original series "Motor City Rising" for Ovation which shines a light on the vibrant, entwined artistic culture of Detroit and the ways its denizens are reshaping the disheveled city in ways both small yet profound.

To date, Sheehan has directed over 500 commercials that include work for: Adidas, American Express, Exxon/Mobil, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Budweiser, Burger King, Crest, General Electric, Hyundai, Las Vegas Tourism, McDonalds, Miller Beer, Motorola, Nabisco, Pepsi, Pfizer, Reebok, Wal-Mart and public service announcements for American Red Cross, Alberta Dairy Council, Health Canada, Partnership for a Drug-Free America, and the Special Olympics.

As a fine arts photographer Sheehan has been exhibited nationally in galleries such as: Bridgewater Lustburg in New York, Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles and the Vision Gallery in San Francisco. Sheehan graduated from NYU's film division of the Tisch School of the Arts and is the co-founder of New York based Working Pictures with his wife Sara Feldmann Sheehan.

- IMDb mini biography by: Vikram Kejariwal