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	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>

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  Harleigh Shaw&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;


    ︎CASTING
  

      ︎ TV and Movies
    
    
      ︎ Commercial and Music Video
    
  
    ︎DIRECTING
  

      ︎ Music Videos
    
    
      ︎ Films
    
  
    ︎ABOUT
  

      ︎ Info
    
  
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		<title>Casting &#124; TV and Movies</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:26:20 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Harleigh</dc:creator>

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CASTING &#124; Unscripted TV and Documentary

  
    ← Home
  

      NEIGHBORS (2026) &#124; Casting Director and Co-Producer&#38;nbsp;
  

      THE PYTHON HUNT (2025) &#124; Casting Director and Unit Director&#38;nbsp;
  

      KEEP THE METER RUNNING (ONGOING) &#124; Casting Director&#38;nbsp;
  

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		<title>Casting &#124; Commercial and Music Video</title>
				
		<link>https://harleighshaw.com/Casting-Commercial-and-Music-Video-1</link>

		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:02:48 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Harleigh</dc:creator>

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    CASTING &#124; Music Video and Commercial
  

    ← Home
  

        CLAP YOUR FEET &#124; Casting Director
      
    
        ALL MY LADIES &#124; Casting Director
      
    
        ARIZONA ICED TEA &#124; Casting Director
      
    
        HEARTS &#124; Casting Director
      
    
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		<title>Directing &#124; Music Videos</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:02:29 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Harleigh</dc:creator>

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  DIRECTING &#124; Music Videos&#38;nbsp;

  
    ← Home
  

      UNIFYING THOUGHT &#124; Director, Editor,&#38;nbsp; and Casting Director&#38;nbsp;
  

    REARVIEW &#124; Director and Editor&#38;nbsp;

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		<title>Directing &#124; Films</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:19:20 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Harleigh</dc:creator>

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DIRECTING &#124; Short Films

  
    ← Home
  

    &#60;img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0f9c48aa3852d1fe82d11ae4c885191361fc112f922204940f579909233fe8e/Screen-Shot-2026-07-05-at-6.25.31-PM.png" style="
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 SUPERLATIVE DAY, Coming Soon! &#124; Director, Writer, Producer, Casting Director, Editor &#38;nbsp;At an elementary school Superlative Awards ceremony, eleven-year-old Elijah agrees to carry out a dangerous prank at his best friend's urging. What begins as an attempt to prove his loyalty leaves Elijah facing the gravity of his actions and finally growing beyond his peers’ control. 


 THE DAY THAT SHERRIE STOPPED&#38;nbsp;(2022) &#124; Director, Writer, Producer, Animator, Editor &#38;nbsp;


    &#60;img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77e0bb3c1d10f0ded425fc6adf19e2a7d8f8475c3e6a55d45ff3050fc244818b/844506-the-day-that-sherrie-stopped-0-1000-0-1500-crop.jpg" style="
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      Animated short film created in Blender&#38;nbsp;

  
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		<title>INFO</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:45:16 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Harleigh</dc:creator>

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  INFO

  
    ← Home
  

  Harleigh Shaw is a Casting Director and filmmaker from South Florida specializing in finding cinematic, larger-than-life individuals for unscripted television and film. Her approach combines deep research, on-the-ground scouting, and her strong sense of story to bring singular characters to the screen.

  
  She currently lives in New York City, where she is casting Season 2 of HBO’s Neighbors alongside other unscripted and commercial projects.

  
  SELECTED PRESS

  Nothing Bogus Interview

  Interview Magazine

  The New Yorker

  Josh Safdie discusses Neighbor’s Casting

  The Fader

  
  CREDITS

  Neighbors (2026) &#124; HBO Documentary Series - Casting Director and Co-Producer

  Keep The Meter Running (ONGOING) &#124; Unscripted series - Casting Director

  The Moment (2026) &#124; A24 Feature Film - Background Casting

  The Python Hunt (2025) &#124; Documentary Film - Casting Director and Unit Director

  Bugonia (2025) &#124; A24 Feature Film - Casting Scout

  The Smashing Machine (2025) &#124; A24 Feature Film - Casting Scout

  Chanel Beads: Unifying Thought (2024) &#124; Music Video - Director, Editor, and Casting Director

  ASSC x Arizona Iced Tea (2024) &#124; Ad - Casting Director

  Duck Sauce: Clap Your Feet (2024) &#124; Music Video - Casting Director

  How to With John Wilson (2023) &#124; HBO Documentary Series - Casting Associate

  Africans with Mainframes (2023) &#124; Short Film - Casting Director

  Dominic Fike: Dancing in The Courthouse (2023) &#124; Music Video - Casting Scout

  The Day That Sherrie Stopped (2022) &#124; Animated Short Film - Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Animator

  Moon Hoax (2021) &#124; Adult Swim Short Film - Producer


    CONTACT

    
      ︎H@HarleighShaw.com
    
  
    MORE @

    
        ︎harleigh.shaw
      
    
      ︎Harleigh Shaw
    

    Every person is a universe.
  

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