News and updates on North Carolina artist and storyteller, Patrick Shanahan. Born and raised in North Carolina, Shanahan finished NC State University with a BA in Film, as well as studied film making at the New York Film Academy. Shanahan's art work is a visual interpretation of how he sees the world. This idea is also explored in his films. Shanahan and his production team, Minds of the Independent Screen, are currently in post production of a feature length film, The Carolinian (2011).