Dan Shaw

An autistic dancer twirls and twirls as fast as he can to keep up with the ever-turning world around him.

Kevin, a masked cowboy must either accept society’s view of him as a perpetual child that ‘ain’t right’, or ride out to save the boy he loves from a local gang. He chooses the latter, saving his beloved but sacrificing himself in the process.

I’m Shy was originally created in response to a callout by Sheffield Doc Fest for micro-short documentaries by autistic or learning disabled filmmakers under the banner of ‘Something I Want You To Know’. It subsequently became an official selection of the festival, and at time of writing is in competition in its mini-doc strand.