
Sharon Shattuck
Sharon is a documentary filmmaker and animator. She’s the co-creator of the New York Times video series ‘Animated Life,’ which illustrates historical moments of scientific discovery using stringent journalism and paper puppets. Her feature film directorial debut, From This Day Forward, a memoir documentary about growing up with a transgender parent, premiered at the 2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Her animations are featured in several award-winning documentary films, including the Emmy-nominated feature The City Dark, and The Search For General Tso, and her short video and animation work has appeared on PBS, Slate, ProPublica, Vice, and Radiolab. She is a contributing blogger for the Huffington Post and the Advocate, and has degrees in environmental science and journalism.
Latest articles by Sharon Shattuck

New research takes us inside the teeth of these extinct killing machines.

Where does the flu come from, and how can we make the flu vaccine better? A scientist armed with pipe cleaners and 10,000 RNA samples explains.