Colleen C Brady
Directing
Biography
Colleen C Brady is a documentary filmmaker best known for Firebird: Built to Burn (2023) and Amish Country Queer (2024). Their work explores transformation and community identity through artistic expression. Firebird: Built to Burn received Best Director awards from the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, Atlanta Docufest, and the Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival, while Amish Country Queer, a three-time Best Documentary award winner, serves as a proof of concept for an upcoming feature of the same name.
Known For
A queer photographer documents nightlife, drag culture, and chosen family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, revealing a thriving LGBTQ+ community and challenging assumptions about where queer joy can exist in small-town America. Winning 'Best Documentary' awards from Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival, Red Rose Film Festival, and Appalachian Queer Film Festival, the short film serves as a proof-of-concept that's currently in the works.
Amish Country Queer
A tight-knit community gathers every December to ignite a giant wood phoenix, rekindling their rustbelt spirit and fueling the passion of local artists. A diverse group of volunteers persevere through pandemic restrictions, local government negotiations, and months of arduous building to orchestrate a cathartic festival after their absence in 2020.