Brandon Shenk
Directing
Biography
Brandon Shenk received his Masters in Film Production from Florida State University, and his Bachelors from University of Florida, graduating Summa Cum Laude in English and Mass Communications. He wants to explore and develop narrative stories that push the boundaries of contemporary cinema and challenge audience members to wrestle with tough multi-layered dilemmas and questions. His short films have screened at Beverly Hills Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Hill Country Film Festival, TERMINUS Conference Festival, International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival, Miami Independent Film Festival, Flamingo Film Festival, and several others.
Known For
Gray, an obsessive angsty teenager, must make peace with his struggling family in order to overcome emotional bonds and personal afflictions.
Portrait of a Young Man
An antisocial undercover hitman gets assigned an unexpected contract - his target being his annoying yet endearing roommate.
Confidants
A devoted uncle and skilled 911 dispatcher faces a personal crisis when his niece calls the hotline, threatening to take her own life. As he fights to keep her talking, he must confront repressed trauma and reconcile with the past.
Roots of an Olive Tree
Desperate for cash to move out of her mom's trailer, convenience store cashier Vic, her best friend Tally, and Tally's clueless boyfriend John stage a robbery, but things quickly spiral into chaos when two overbearing customers get involved.
Partners in Crime
Jay, a sophomore struggling to cope with high school letdowns, desperately strives for some semblance of control.
An Alter of Sorts
After his brother's death, a grieving teenager confronts trauma, anger, and family instability as childhood imagination resurfaces, forcing him to face the "dragon" within himself and ultimately choose compassion, healing, and connection with his younger sister.