Feature Film
“Sepulveda”
Synopsis: An existential urban road movie about three young women who decide to travel the entirety of L.A.'s longest street.
With: Kristina Amaya, Karla Jovel, and Leslie Reyes
Directors: Brandon Wilson and Jena English
Story: Brandon Wilson and Jena English
Dialogue: Kristina Amaya, Karla Jovel, and Leslie Reyes
Cinematography/camera: Jena English
Producers: Brandon Wilson and Jena English
Status: available for free streaming on Vimeo
Short
“What About Jarynzi?”
Synopsis: A look at what goes on in the minds of middle-schoolers during a standardized test.
With: the Spring 2007 Film Class of Foshay Learning Center
Screenplay/Camera/Producer/Director/Editor: Brandon Wilson
Mini-DV, 12 min., color, 2007
Status: Watch Now
Feature Film
“The Man Who Couldn’t…”
Synopsis: A second-coming-of-age story about a struggling filmmaker/cinephile who falls for a webcam mistress and faces the challenges of having a relationship in front of the all-seeing eye of the World Wide Web.
With: Brandon Ford Green, Micah Marie, Mark Conley, Arthur Lee Walker, Jameelah McMillan, Nafeesa Monroe, Grigori, and Janelle Marie
Screenwriter/Executive Producer/Director: Brandon Wilson
Producers: Angela Burris and Jena English Wilson
Camera: Imogene Krumbhouse
Editor: Dean Paul Thomson (pseud. for Brandon Wilson)
24p DV, 95 min., color, 2005
Status: Completed; screened at the 2005 Pan African Film Festival; winner of the Oscar Micheaux Spirit Award at the Bare Bones Film Festival in Muskogee, OK. Available on DVD for purchase on Amazon.
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Short
“The Hystericist”
Synopsis: In a world that blends elements of the 19th and 20th centuries, a gynecologist is confronted by a patient with his role as an agent and enforcer of the patriarchal system.
With: Josh Welsh, Tracey Rooney, Hollace Starr, and Linda Shing
Screenwriter/director: Brandon Wilson
Camera/producer/editor: Winona Wacker
16mm, 15 min., color, 2001
Status: never completed…
Short
“Alma’s Day”
Synopsis: Alma Upshaw’s February 29th birthday – which only happens once every four years- takes an unexpected turn.
With: Dahn Dior, Tawneya Charbonnet, Chilembwe Mason
Screenwriter/producer/director: Brandon Wilson
Camera: Winona Wacker
Editor: Dean Paul Thomson
Assistant Director: David Kobussen
DV, 11 min., color, 2000
Short
“Benefactor: Scenes from an Arrangement”
Synopsis: A collection of images, music, and scenes tells the story of Hope Crowley, a kept woman who slowly realizes she may have more power in her relationship than she previously reckoned.
With: Zuleikha Robinson, Christopher Kriesa, Michael Petted
Screenwriter/producer/director: Brandon Wilson
Camera: Claire E. Skinner
Editor: Dean Paul Thomson (pseudonym for Brandon Wilson)
35mm, 28 min, color, 1999
Short
“The Bettie Page”
Synopsis: After borrowing a friend’s pager, a young man’s late night trek to a diner becomes an adventure and a near miss with a beautiful young woman.
With: DeMorge L. Brown, Rosemarie Addeo
Screenwriter/director/editor: Brandon Wilson
Producer: Karen Kirkland
Camera: Richard Castaniero
16mm, 25 min., color, 1996
Short
“The Freeloader”
Synopsis: Josie Wright completes her first novel, but the response she gets from her friends teaches her more about herself than the work itself.
With: Angie Fullilove, Jamison Reeves, Andrew O. Thompson, Karen Kirkland and Vincent Jordan
Screenwriter/producer/director/editor: Brandon Wilson
Camera: Cauleen Smith
16mm, 16 min., color, 1995
Status: Completed, and while it was only screened a few times, it’s still a movie I’m pleased with.
Short
“The Moment You Realize You’re Not In Love Anymore”
Synopsis: see title
With: Daya Vaidya, Patrick Pieters
Screenwriter/producer/director/editor: Brandon Wilson
Camera: Steve Straka
16mm, 2 min., color, 1994