Brendan Brady
Production
Biography
Brendan Brady is a Canadian Screen Award-nominated producer, writer and director from Toronto. In 2014 Brendan was selected as one of five residents at the Canadian Film Centre's (CFC) Producers' Lab. After the lab, Brendan wrote, directed, produced and starred in the short film, Black Rock or Bust, which premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival ('16). In 2016, he produced, in association with The Breath Films, Colonization Road (dir. Michelle St. John), a one-hour documentary that premiered at imagineNative ('16) and was subsequently sold to and aired on the CBC's flagship documentary program, Firsthand. Colonization Road was nominated for the Donald Britain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary at the Canadian Screen Awards (18') His latest short, Keep Coming Back! premiered at the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival ('18), The Whistler Film Festival ('18) and Canadian Film Festival (19') and was sold to Air Canada's Enroute entertainment. Brendan has directed several short films for the Canadian Film Centre, including actor showcase pieces Vivienne (18'), starring Libby Osler and Enrico Colantoni, Tammy (19') starring Michelle Mcleod and Dan Beirne, feature writers showcase piece Emily & Andrew's Grand Finale (18') written by Laurel Brady, television writer showcase pieces, Schadenfreude (19') written by Veronika Paz, and Eros (20') written by Henry Campbell. In 2020 Brendan was one of six screenwriters selected for the Whistler Film Festival's Screenwriter's Lab with his adaptation of the Governor General's Award-nominated play, Miracle Mother. The script was also a finalist at the 2020 Austin Film Festival's screenwriting competition. Brendan has production managed and line produced the feature films, The Exchange (20'), The Rest of Us (19'), Mouthpiece (18'), Giant Little Ones (17'), Don't Talk To Irene (17'), Mobile Homes (17') as well as the FX/HULU television series, 9 Films About Technology (21'). Brendan serves as a producer, production manager and 2nd Unit Director on the acclaimed Crave/Hulu series Letterkenny.
Known For
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery. Over the next eight years, as they chase glory on the ice, they struggle to navigate their feelings for each other. Torn between the sport they live for and the love they can’t ignore, they must decide if there’s room in their fiercely competitive world for something as fragile – and powerful – as real love.
Heated Rivalry
Letterkenny follows Wayne, a good-ol’ country boy in Letterkenny, Ontario trying to protect his homegrown way of life on the farm, against a world that is constantly evolving around him. The residents of Letterkenny belong to one of three groups: Hicks, Skids, and Hockey Players. The three groups are constantly feuding with each other over seemingly trivial matters; often ending with someone getting their ass kicked.
Letterkenny
Foul-mouthed, chirp-serving, mother-loving, fan favourite character, Shoresy, joins the Sudbury Bulldogs of the Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Organization (The NOSHO) on a quest to never lose again.
Shoresy
Nine loosely connected and darkly comic stories about human relationships in the modern age of smart phones, social media and connectivity.
Nine Films About Technology
A teenage girl gets diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have sex and propels her into exploring unusual methods to have a sex life, challenging her relationships with everyone in her life, but most importantly, herself.
Fitting In
Two mother-daughter duos must contend with their grief and complicated relationships with one another when the person who connects them dies.
The Rest of Us
Based on a stage play of the same name by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, the story follows Cassandra, who is portrayed by the two women, expressing the opposing voices that exist inside the modern woman's head, during a 48-hour period as she tries to organize the affairs for her mother's funeral.
Mouthpiece
As the Athenian empire crumbles, the world's greatest mind, Aristotle, arrives in Macedonia to tutor a volatile young prince Alexander. Amid palace intrigue, forbidden love, brutal war and ruthless ambitions, their unlikely friendship shapes an empire and alters the course of history.
Alexander
Following a traumatic brain injury, a young woman's recovery is interrupted when her friends insist she come out for a birthday party. After reinjuring herself, she takes the first step in her new life by joining a chronic pain support group.
Chronic
An alcoholic shows up at her local AA meeting ready to share her latest relapse story. As the story progresses we find out that her actions had serious consequences.