Brian has directed numerous projects including the award-winning short films “Far”, “Une Libération,” “Electoral Emissions” and “Learning to Fly,” as well as commercials for Princess Cruises. Brian co-produced the zombie-cult-classic “Dance of the Dead,” which was released by Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Underground through Lions Gate Films. He produced and edited the feature films “Father vs. Son,” a Christmas comedy that won the Houston Critics Society’s Award for Best Premiere at Houston WorldFest, as well as the thriller “Golden Earrings,” winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at ShockerFest and IndieSpirit Film Festivals. Brian also directed behind-the-scenes documentaries for the DVD releases of all three features. Brian is originally from Minneapolis, MN, and is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.
Building Time Action ⋄ Sci-fi A real-time, time-travel movie. Secure in an impenetrable building, scientists David and Samantha struggle to create a time machine while keeping their relationship from melting down. When their experiment malfunctions, David begins jumping to different time periods inside the compound. He finds that the world is headed for a horrific future. Aided by a mysterious time traveler, Cassandra, David has only 45 minutes to find his way back to the woman he loves and to save the future.
UNE LIBÉRATION
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Film (short)
by Film Crewe (Action, Drama and War)
Director / Producer Starring Ross Marquand (“The Walking Dead”) On the eve of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation during World War Two, Juliet, an American resistance member, risks her life descending into the city's underground tunnels to deliver a secret message to fellow fighter Jean. However, a final deadly encounter with a pair of German deserters threatens to destroy the very thing she's been fighting for.
FAR
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Film (short)
by Film Crewe (Comedy, Romance and Sci-Fi)
Director / Editor / Executive Producer After a bad day at work, David (Andre Hall - Tyler Perry's LOVE THY NEIGHBOR TV series) literally runs into Hannah (Marion Kerr - DARK SKIES / HEART OF NOW), a beautiful and strange young woman. For their first date, David nervously tries to create the perfect evening but Hannah's odd yet charming behavior turns dinner into a disaster. Trying to redeem the night, he proposes a 'do-over' and takes her on the ultimate first-date adventure. As the magical evening comes to a close, David discovers there's more to learn about Hannah than he could ever possibly imagine.
ELECTORAL EMISSIONS
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Film (short)
by Film Crewe / Mayday Productions
Director / Producer Premiered on The Huffington Post. What if presidents treated ours cars like our country?
FATHER vs. SON
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by Artist View Entertainment / Osiris Entertainment / Film Crewe (Comedy and Romance)
Producer / Editor Co-Starring Eric Stonestreet from Modern Family. An epic family brawl ensues as a newly divorced father competes with his son for the attention of a beautiful woman.
GOLDEN EARRINGS
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by Film Crewe / One Ski Productions (Horror and Thriller)
Producer / Editor Rain Johnson, director of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi: called “Golden Earrings” “an effective and chilling little psychological horror movie.” Ronnie is left with a hole in her life when her best friend Sara disappears. Then, Ronnie begins to have visions of Sara. Is it a ghost or Ronnie’s imagination? And why does Ronnie feel so guilty about Sara’s disappearance? Sometimes, your friends aren’t who you think they are.
DANCE OF THE DEAD
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by Ghosthouse Underground / LionsGate / Bleiberg Entertainment (Comedy and Horror)
Co-Producer Distributed by Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert’s Ghosthouse Underground. On the night of the big High-School Prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and only the people to stop them are the losers who couldn’t get dates to the dance.
UNE LIBÉRATION - Audience Award - First Glance Film Festival
(2015)
UNE LIBÉRATION - Best Director - Snake Alley Festival of Film
(2015)
UNE LIBÉRATION - Best Director - Sunscreen Film Festival West
(2015)
UNE LIBÉRATION - Excellence for Directing - The IndieFilm Fest Awards
(2015)
UNE LIBÉRATION - Excellence for Short Filmmaking - The IndieFilm Fest Awards
(2015)
UNE LIBÉRATION - Platinum Award for Period Film - Houston WorldFest
(2015)
FAR - Audience Award - GeekFest: Central City Comic-Con
(2014)
FAR - Audience Award - GeekFest: Rose City Comic-Con
(2014)
FAR - Audience Award - HollyShorts Film festival
(2014)
ELECTORAL EMISSIONS - Best Short Film - Hollywood & Vine Film Festival
(2014)
FAR - Golden Kahuna Award - Honolulu International Film Festival
(2013)
FAR - Silver Ace Award - Las Vegas International Film Festival
(2013)
FAR - Audience Award - Northern California Independent Film and Video Festival
(2013)
FAR - Best Sci-Fi Film - Snake Alley Festival of Film
(2013)
FAR - Most Uplifting Film - The Filmshift Festival
(2013)
FAR - Platinum Award for Romantic / Comedy - Houston WorldFest
(2013)
FAR - Best Short Film - American Independent Film Festival
(2012)
FAR - Best Comedy - Dixie Film Festival
(2012)
FAR - Best American Short Film - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
(2012)
FAR - Distinctive Achievement for Directing - Wild Rose Independent Film Festival
(2012)
FAR - Distinctive Achievement for Short Fimmaking - Wild Rose Independent Film Festival
(2012)
FAR - Distinctive Achievement for Casting - Wild Rose Independent Film Festival
(2012)
GOLDEN EARRINGS - Best Horror Feature - IndieSpirit Film Festival
(2010)
GOLDEN EARRINGS - Audience Award - ShockerFest
(2010)
FATHER vs SON - Best World Premiere - Houston Critic’s Society at Houston WorldFest
(2010)