[2][3][4][9] In 1983, Shafransky produced Variety, directed by Bette Gordon and written by Kathy Acker, which was selected for the Director's Fortnight at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.
[8][10] In 1986, Jonathan Demme directed a film of Gray's acclaimed monologue, Swimming to Cambodia, which Shafransky produced.
[1] She went on to direct Three Hotels, by award-winning playwright Jon Robin Baitz, at the Magic Theater in San Francisco 1994.
[11] Shafransky then spent time in Hollywood, writing screenplays for major studios and HBO, and working with directors Harold Ramis and Mike Newell.
[citation needed] Shafransky now practices as a psychotherapist in New York City and Sag Harbor, [12] and has contributed to The Southampton Review.