Meet Shannon Malone-deBenedictis
Shannon Malone-Benedictis (she/her) is a two-time Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker, creative consultant, and speaker & facilitator. From writing her first play at age 10 to executive producing documentaries for Disney+, Netflix, and others, she's always loved telling stories.
“YOU CAN’T HELP BUT HAVE A GOOD TIME WHEN SHE IS IN THE ROOM.”
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Shannon Malone-deBenedictis (she/her) is a two-time Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker, creative consultant, speaker, and facilitator. Her clients include Disney+, Netflix, and others. She currently hosts a webinar called LIFE AFTER TV and a lecture series called FULLY UNAPOLOGETIC on size inclusivity in the corporate world.
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LIFE AFTER TV Video Interview Series
Listen to television professionals discuss how they’ve transitioned into new roles beyond the airwaves. Producer, director, network executive, editor, line producer—there is life after television.
The Moth - DC StorySlam
Shannon took the stage at The Moth-DC StorySlam in December 2024, bringing her signature storytelling magic to the mic. If you love bold, unfiltered, and unforgettable stories, you won’t want to miss this moment.
December 2024
CLIENTS
Disney+/Nat Geo
WB-Discovery
Netflix
Smithsonian
Wondrium
Sesame Studios
WebMD
Off The Fence
PBS Distribution
Animal Planet
200+
hours produced for US and international marketplace
20+
years TV + film experience
10+
years of network experience
2
Emmy Awards
HAPPY AUDIENCES
CAROLE TOMKO
Award-winning Media Executive, Studio and Network Head
Shannon is a joy to work with both creatively and strategically. She has the rare combination of being able to both develop fresh new concepts while understanding the ever-changing media landscape. She easily pinpoints potential creative challenges and applies her direct and honest feedback to help creatives deliver their best work.
STEVEN GREEN
Award Winning UK Producer & Media Executive
Shannon is a gifted program-maker and industry insider with a huge contacts book. She always has the inside track on every media network and platform – the person to go to for sharp opinion of the current documentary and factual market. Oh, and she’s really funny too.
TRACY BECKETT
Award Winning Producer & Media Executive
Shannon not only has the expertise in her field but also she can take complex strategies and creative ideas and express them in a very thoughtful and engaging way. I always enjoy our collaborations as she is motivated, humorous and her energy is contagious.
CREDITS
2013 | Turtleman’s Kentucky | Development Executive
2013 | B2: Stealth At War | Development Executive
2012 | NatGeo Wild’s World’s Weirdest| Development Executive
2012 | Storm Warriors | Development Executive
2011 | George Bush: The 9/11 Interview | Development Executive
2011 | CounterTerror NYC | Development Executive
2011 | Wicked Tuna | Development Executive
2011 | American Colony: Meet the Hutterites | Development Executive
2011 | Hard Time 2 | Development Executive
2011 | Eating with Cannibals | Development Executive
2011 | Indestructibles | Development Executive
2010 | Wild Justice| Development Executive
2010 | Taboo VI| Development Executive
2010 | Swamp Men | Development Executive
2010 | My Life is a Zoo | Development Executive
2009 | Alone in the Wild | Development Executive
2009 | Search for the Amazon Headshrinkers | Development Executive
2009 | Shark Men | Development Executive
2007 | Planet Earth* | Network Series Producer
2007 | Risk Takers 2 | Executive Producer
2007| New Face, New Hope | Executive Producer
2006 | Discovery ATLAS* | Series Producer / Project Manager
2006 | Crimes that Shook the World | Series Executive Producer / Writer
2006| The Killer Within Film Trailer, Toronto Film Festival | Producer
2005 | With All Deliberate Speed* Feature Film | Associate Producer
2005 | Dirty Jobs (Pilot)* | Associate Producer
2005 | Little People, Big World (Pilot) | Associate Producer
2005 | America’s Craftiest Animals | Senior Executive Producer
2003 | Death of Yugoslavia* | Associate Producer
2002 | How to Build a Human* | Producer / Writer
2001 | Manhattan on the Beach* | Producer / Writer
2022 | Inside the Mind of a Cat | Executive Producer
2022 | Mothersharker | Executive Producer
2022 | The Haunting of Shark Tower | Executive Producer
2021 | World’s Biggest Bull Shark? | Executive Producer
2021 | Secrets of the Whales* | Executive Producer
2021 | Penguin Town* | Executive Producer
2020 | I Am Wolverine | Development Executive
2020 | Space Disasters | Executive Producer
2020 | Raging Bull Shark | Development Executive
2020 | World’s Biggest Tiger Shark?* | Development Executive
2018 | Wild Nordic | Development Executive
2018 | America’s Mississippi | Development Executive
2018 | Man v Puma | Development Executive
2018 | WebMD Shorts | Development Executive
2018 | Wild Southwest | Development Executive
2018 | Carriers At War | Executive Producer
2018 | Mighty Northwest | Development Executive
2018 | America’s Wild Frontier | Development Executive
2017 | Sesame Studios Shorts | Development Executive
2017 | Return to Isle of Jaws | Executive Producer
2017 | Tiger Shark Terror | Development Executive
2017 | America: The Beautiful | Development Executive
2016 | Deadliest Place on Earth | Executive Producer
2016| Isle of Jaws | Executive Producer
2016 | Who’s Your Doggie? | Development Executive
2015 | The Killing Games | Executive Producer
2015 | Shark Storm | Executive Producer
2014 | Secrets of the Arsenal | Development Executive
2014 | Zombie Sharks | Executive Producer
2014 | Sheriff of Cross River | Development Executive
2014 | Air Warriors | Development Executive
*Award Winning