Dedicated to imaginative, thoughtful cinema.
Brandon Osterman has spent two decades carving out his own corner of independent cinema.
A filmmaker, producer, and educator, he’s transitioned seamlessly between award-winning shorts, music videos, and narrative features – collecting stories (and more than a few laurels) along the way.
His work tied together with a flair for bold, visually dynamic filmmaking paired with ideas that truly connect – delivered at a level of polish unexpected from scrappy indie filmmaking.
Foundations in Storytelling
Osterman kicked off his career studying Animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design before heading to London to sharpen his filmmaking chops under director Mike Leigh at The London Film School.
His animated short Rick and Rocky became an early breakthrough, landing him screenings at Cannes and a slate of other top festivals – a big stage for a playful little stop-motion adventure.
That moment set the tone for everything that followed: a career fueled by a love of visual storytelling in all its forms—2D, stop-motion, CGI, and live action—each one a fresh lens for surprising, delighting, and moving audiences.
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Animation
Rick and Rocky
Rick and his best friend Rocky the cat have played together all day long, but after baths and bedtime snacks Rocky has trouble settling down to sleep. This short animated film was selected for screening at numerous international festivals, including the Cannes International Film Festival: Director’s Fortnight Exhibition.
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Drama
Nurture
A young boy struggles with his father’s cycle of cruelty at home, causing violence to erupt out of him on the playground.
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Drama
Low Country
In the late autumn of 1864, as General Sherman’s Union army carves a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah, two soldiers, Tom and his badly wounded friend Will, stumble upon a hidden camp of Georgia bushwhackers.
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Comedy
Chippewa Treasure
Chippewa Treasure is a coming-of-age short film set in 1972, where a young boy grapples with the emotional weight of his older brother being drafted into the Vietnam War.
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Horror
Intruder
Trapped in the suffocating silence of night, a father and daughter are gripped by terror as an unseen threat looms in the shadows of their home.
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Comedy
Zombie Raygun
“Two friends, one rare comic disaster, and a road trip that could save it all.”
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adventure
Dragon Flowers
Violet, a brilliant but sheltered teenager, embarks on a perilous journey through a post-apocalyptic world to save her father, confronting both the harsh realities of survival and her own inner strength as she fights to protect humanity’s last hope.
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Comedy
The Naughty List
The Naughty List is a fun, heartfelt Christmas film poised to be a new holiday classic. Already a finalist in top screenplay competitions, including Raindance Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival and The Creative World Awards, with a feature-length adaptation in development for release next Christmas.
The Naughty List and Beyond
Osterman is currently cooking up his feature-length directorial debut, The Naughty List.
Mixing inventive cinematic style with plenty of heart, the film serves up a fresh (and just a little mischievous) spin on holiday tradition—equal parts laughter, wonder, and Christmas magic.
With an award-winning short version already in post-production and gearing up for next year’s festival circuit, he’s building serious momentum as a filmmaker ready to light up the screen as one of indie cinema’s most exciting new voices
director
I'm a writer, director and graduate of The London Film School whose films have been selected by prestigious film festivals, including Cannes and Toronto, and distributed by major streamers, including Netflix and Amazon.
Ads & Docs
I have lensed successful docu-series, commercial projects for large international clients Wix.com and the McKesson Group, and concert films for popular recording artists The Naked and Famous and American Idol Candice Glover.
Film Festivals
My work includes short films invited to a long list of prestigious film festivals, including The Director’s Fortnight exhibition at the Cannes International Film Festival, as well as independent feature films.
Writing Awards
My screenplays have placed in major festival and screenplay competitions, including as a Finalist at the Raindance Film Festival, Hollyshorts Festival and the Creative World Awards.
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Filmmatic Short Competition
"The Naughty List" was selected as a semifinalist in this year's Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards!
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Shoot Your Short Competition
I'm honored to share that "The Naughty List" screenplay has now been selected as a semi-finalist by the Creative Screenwriting: Shoot Your Short competition!
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Creative World Awards
I'm honored to share that "The Naughty List" screenplay has been selected as a finalist by the Creative World Awards!
Clients & Employers
