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Writer | Director
BRETT ALAN
CALKINS
About
I lost my father and became a father just a few weeks apart.
One night, I was comforting my newborn son, and I felt a connection to my father, and all my ancestors before me who must have comforted a crying child in the night in the same way.
I make films about stepping through the threshold of parenthood, with all the fear and awe that goes along with it.
I am a Directing Fellow at the American Film Institute and will soon direct my thesis film, Black Whole. I am also developing my first feature film, Bounty, which will shoot in 2023.
One night, I was comforting my newborn son, and I felt a connection to my father, and all my ancestors before me who must have comforted a crying child in the night in the same way.
I make films about stepping through the threshold of parenthood, with all the fear and awe that goes along with it.
I am a Directing Fellow at the American Film Institute and will soon direct my thesis film, Black Whole. I am also developing my first feature film, Bounty, which will shoot in 2023.
Moon Brothers - Short Film - Writer/Director
After their father's funeral, two estranged brothers must resolve their relationship before a long standing argument about the validity of the moon landing, drives them apart for good.
Fighting - Short Film - Writer/Director
Paralyzed by her fear of repeating her father's failures, a champion boxer must recover from losing her title, or stop fighting.
Necromancers - Director - Written by E Southern
Projections - Short Film - Writer/Director
After inheriting his father's collection of slides, a young parent must overcome his pride to connect with his father through an transportive experience created by the slide projector.
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