Andre Shen is a Shanghainese writer-director and graphic designer based in New York. His work centers around cross-cultural queer experience with the exploration towards femininity and whimsy with his melancholic twist.

Andre’s short ONE WAY TRIP LIKE AN ARROW was selected to be presented with live performance by the NYU Symphony Orchestra at the Iris Cantor Theatre, New York in 2024. His latest short 月亮总在照顾大地 IF I MAKE IT TO THE MORNING premiered at MiXMilano 2024 and is now selected at BFI Flare 2025 and its Five Films For Freedom 2025 campaign, in partnership with the British Council, to be presented on BFI Player and more platforms worldwide. And SUNDAY MATINÉE, the 150-second 2-part commercial campaign that he wrote and directed for Peter Pan Donuts & Pastry Shop is available online now.

Before moving to New York in 2021, Andre received his BA in Graphic Design from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and worked as a graphic designer for companies such as Condé Nast, FINE & Fiu Gallery. Andre is currently in his thesis year at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Graduate Film. He is a recipient of the W. T. C. Johnson Scholarship and C.V. Starr Fund for Asian/Pacific/American Institute Research.