Isaiah Bradley
Directing
Biography
Isaiah Bradley, a Philadelphia native, studied business at Temple University, and is now an NYC-based, autodidactic filmmaker. He's been in the industry since 2018 and has worked in LA and NYC. Isaiah is interested in creating films that imitate life by exploiting simple yet viscerally emotional crises. Caste systems are an important part of his identity so constructing characters in gently existential portraits and setting them in modern urban landscapes has been a common motif in his work and offer unique viewpoints on the common realities of minorities.
Known For
Mob hitman Max meets up with his partner, Seth, who is the right hand man to La's crime boss, Pinero. At the meeting Seth tells Max that he has a contract to kill Max's younger brother, Vince, who has killed Pinero's most prized possession, his beautiful trophy wife Laurel. Seth gives Max two days to find his brother and get him out of town before he comes after them. Max catches up with Vince hiding out in a sleazy motel and tries to piece together what happened between Vince and Laurel. Now with his own life in danger and time running out, Max must do everything he can to save his brother without getting burned himself.
Burn
Tiana is lonely, pregnant, and discontented, but she plods through a weary day after deciding to sacrifice her husband's traditional beliefs for the safe delivery of her baby. The self-doubt, trauma, and surreality that Tiana expresses are a consequence of an experience common to many Black birthing women.
Expecting
An experimental short short featuring my wife Melissa. Shot in super 8 mm
Portrait of Melissa
Spending a whirlwind afternoon with Ayo Mama, Jandrice, and Victor for their Coney Island photo shoot. Filmed on Super 8 mm.
Ayo Mama Shoot
Fragments of interesting people and things amongst a handful of D train stops in Queens, New York. Filmed on Super 8 mm.