Shayne Lightner Director
"What immediately stands out about the film is its cinematic language. Terrific compositions and motivated camera movements, thoughtful editing and musical choices..."
"Judgmental Prick" Indie Film Review
The Journey
Shayne Lightner is an award-winning director who most recently produced, wrote and directed "Me Three", a female teen body-sharing comedy in 2025, and "Get Bossy", a female stoner detective comedy in 2020 (on 4 20 20), both distributed by Cineverse and currently on Apple TV+, Amazon and Tubi. In 2025, Shayne also produced, wrote and directed "Living Ubuntu", a documentary (his fourth) about Quakers and their work around the world, and produced and directed the short "Judgmental Prick!" Shayne previously co-wrote, produced and directed "What No One Tells The Bride", a half-hour comedy pilot about a strong, liberal woman's journey into marriage with a conservative Naval officer.
Previously Shayne directed, wrote and produced "Minding Swarthmore", the first ever documentary about the history and character of Swarthmore College, and "Salt And Light", a documentary about the Sixth World Conference of Friends in Kenya. Shayne also directed, wrote and produced "Iroquois Rising", which premiered at the Museum Of Tolerance International Film Festival, and the crime-comedy short "True Bromance". He is a freelance director for television, commercials and videos.
Prior to that, Shayne spent significant time as a Director-Observer on CBS's "The Unit", as well as Fox's "Lie To Me" and Disney Channel's "Good Luck Charlie", and wrote and directed two short films, one of which ("Bullet Bound") was chosen as a second round selection for Bravo's "Project Greenlight". He also previously wrote and directed corporate/educational videos and wrote and developed several other television, film, documentary, web series, short and music video projects.
Shayne earned a BA from Swarthmore College.
Features, Docs, TV, Commerce, Social Media
Robin's Hood (In Production)
What No One Tells The Bride
Salt & Light
Iroquois Rising
Commerce (Housing Justice, Bart's Bakery)
Social Media
Celebrating Our Award Winning Work
Honoring Directorial Achievement & Best Comedy in a feature film
Honoring feature film excellence
Honoring Best LGBTQ representation in a feature film
Honoring Best Acting & Audio Design in a women's feature film
Positive Vibes & Stories
“We can’t wait to bring Shayne’s newest film to fans of body-swapping movies that are fun and exciting to watch. We are proud to be supporting a director like Shayne Lightner and the team behind Me Three.”
"What immediately stands out about the film is its cinematic language. Terrific compositions and motivated camera movements, thoughtful editing and musical choices..."
"Judgmental Prick" Indie Film Review
The directing and nonlinear narrative are top-notch. "Judgmental Prick!" is romantic, dramatic, and even a little comedic in all the right ways. The cast is terrific from start to finish, and the conclusion will tug at your heartstrings.
One of the film’s strongest elements is its visual language. Judgmental Prick! is a clever, heartfelt gem of indie cinema that blends humor, romance, and melodrama to explore the fragility of human connection and the masks we wear to be loved.
