We are all like
the Elf--
Creatures of
magnificent ability
born with no insight or memory
Against all odds finding our harmony
No matter our circumstance
the Outcome is the same
Eternal Source within
is waiting to be
unlocked.
Shannon Callsen
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Shannon Callsen is a filmmaker, musician, and community organizer located in Brooklyn. Her script "Ring of Silence" was sold to Amazon Prime in 2019, and she has directed dozens of short films and worked crew of features and commercials. Always behind the camera, she moved to New York City in 2018 in hopes to expand hersElf as an artist.
It was pandemic 2020 when the Elf was born.
Times Square, a world stage, for the first time completely empty. Shannon felt comfortable enough to create a character and get on that stage. Her second day outside, she went viral.
Eager to connect with people like she'd never been able to before, Shannon overcame severe social anxiety and put hersElf out there as a beloved character for the city to adore. After several joyous years of building community as 'Elf of Nyc," she has developed a full mythology for the character to truly come to life.
Shannon now unites her filmmaking background with a character celebrated by a cult following.
This series is the mythology of New York City's
best kept secret:
Elf of Nyc.
