Russell
Sheaffer

Russell Sheaffer is a visual artist, producer, educator, and former Archival Fellow at the Kinsey Institute for Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. Russell's music videos have been featured in Rolling Stone, Billboard, and USA Today. Their films have screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Berlinale, and the Museum of Modern Art. As a producer, Russell's work includes Josephine Decker’s “Thou Wast Mild and Lovely” (which premiered at Berlinale in 2014), Daniel Laabs’ “Jules of Light and Dark” (which won the grand jury prizes at NewFest and Outfest in Los Angeles), Georden West’s “Playland” (which premiered at IFFR and Tribeca in 2023), and Alice Voena’s “Heaven Above Rowen” (2026).