Brian Blum
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Biography
Brian Blum is a Miami and NYC-based award-winning filmmaker. His career began at NYU's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, where he received a BFA in Film & Television production. His NYU Thesis, Blood and Water, made the BAFTA shortlist in 2018 after winning the NYU Wasserman King 1st Prize and world premiering at the Miami Film Festival, where Brian now serves on the programming committee. Brian's follow up short, My Daughter Yoshiko, won the Zeno Mountain Award at Miami Film Festival, and continues to succeed on the festival circuit. Brian is the Executive Director and Head of Production of AdaptLab Filmmakers, a production company based out of Brooklyn that works exclusively with employees with intellectual disabilities, helping them forge paths towards successful careers in the film industry. Brian has written, directed, or produced many award-winning short films and music videos, and is in development for two separate feature documentary projects. His work has garnered over 2 million views on Vimeo and YouTube, and played at over 80 film festivals across the world.
Known For
Two Puerto Rican brothers, Ralphi Matas and Junior, from New York's Spanish Harlem and the street’s best Salsa dancers, are separated after a tragedy only to reunite years later on opposing sides of gentrification.
Shine
Gotham tells the true story of what happened in New York City during the twenty years from 1993 to 2013. How did a city with over 2200 murders, 93,000 violent robberies and 147,000 car thefts in 1990 become the capitol of the world a mere handful of years later? This feature documentary explores what happened during these decades, told by the people who did the hard work, some at great personal and professional cost.
Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York
A collection of three strange and comedic short stories examining the perils of artistic expression.
Intimate Semaphores
A young gay man grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple.
Lavender
Stephanie and Ryan switch bodies after a magic night together.
Inside You
An Olympic platform diver struggles to return to the pool after a horrific training accident.
Blood and Water
On a road trip to scatter her dad’s ashes, Nora’s family does a substandard job of paying their respects.
Good Grief
A man spends 15 minutes waiting for the results of a Rapid HIV Test.
The Mess He Made
Rural Appalachia explored through the eyes of two young brothers.
Solo
A Japanese-American mother struggles to come to terms with her daughter's autism diagnosis. Based on true events.