Brendan Kaplan
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Biography
Brendan Kaplan is an American screenwriter, director, and actor based out of Atlanta, GA. He spent two years studying film in Nashville where he wrote and directed three short films before moving to Atlanta to do freelance work and pursue independent filmmaking full-time. Kaplan enjoys exploring themes of mental health, relationships, and power dynamics, mainly through the lens of drama and horror genres.
Known For
A modernized telling of the Greek Mythology romantic tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice.
The Poet
After her boyfriend leaves for the night, a curious young woman is left alone to deal with the horrors of her mental health.
Spiral
Getting ready to go their own ways in life, an uncertain boy and his anxious girlfriend have to decide how to navigate their next steps.
Nina
Two assassins for hire meet up to discuss the killing of their target, an Italian crime boss, but things don't go smoothly.
The Assassination of Tony Calzone
A hopeless romantic college student must recover a love letter before her intrusive grandmother can deliver it.
Return to Sender
Kaitlyn, a disconnected but idealistic barista, follows an obsessive calling to start a young adult church group. Kaitlyn, and the characters who attend her group, each come to terms with what authentic faith and community look like.
Soft Animals
A hesitant wife and her blabbermouth husband try to keep their new pregnancy news a secret when attending their nosey family Christmas party.
The Incubator
When two naïve seventeen year olds discover each other’s distaste in their own vastly different home lives, they decide to run away together, unleashing a journey that proves to be unrelenting, testing their perseverance and adaptability to a world that’s built against them.
Prick
Through a series of real and imagined memories, a mourning woman reflects on her life and the person in the mirror that she doesn’t recognize.
I Think You're Hurting Them
A nerdy, naive, new college student uses a mysterious AI device to download the knowledge he thinks he needs to make friends.
Kobe!
A young baker remembers where her passion was born by reflecting on her complicated relationship with her mother.
Scones
When a gluten-born virus spreads through her office, a bullied receptionist must battle her zombified coworkers to save her injured father.
Ally vs the Dead
A traumatized young man makes a fool of himself on a first date, but maybe he'll come around.
Room 104 at Motel 6 Off Station Ave: The One With The Broken Diving Board
Once cut, most flowers can only live up to two weeks; in a time of seemingly dire need, two twin sisters find their own way to discover why.
Wilting
A hopeless boyfriend is guided through the end of a relationship by a mysterious and deeply confusing sandwich man.
Food for Thought
A high schooler gives his girlfriend a cigar box, but she rejects it. Throughout the years, as their paths cross, he takes each opportunity to ask her why.