Brian is a writer/director based in Portland, Oregon. He studied filmmaking at Humboldt State University and holds an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute. After graduating he apprenticed with screenwriter Barbara Turner and later worked at Castle Rock Entertainment. Brian received a Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant for his short film noir, The Big Black Dark, and another for his debut feature film, the black sea, currently in post. More info at www.northernflickerfilms.com