Biography

Brandon is a multilingual documentary cinematographer and director based in San Francisco, CA. Through an intimate filmmaking style, he strives to tell deeply reported, character-driven stories that humanize and uplift participants and their communities. He is a 2025 SFFILM FilmHouse Resident and 2025 Big Sky Pitch participant, where he’s developing his forthcoming feature, THE PRISON OUTSIDE. His most recent short, MOTHER (2024) has screened at over a dozen festivals across North America and Europe, including Mill Valley Film Festival, Frameline, and NewFest. Brandon’s recent cinematography credits include Observer (2025, CPH:DOX), Quiet On Set (2024, HBO Max), and VOCES: Latino Vote (2024, PBS), as well as the forthcoming feature The Last Class (2025). His other work has appeared on FRONTLINE PBS, in The Atlantic, The Guardian, High Country News, and KQED while being recognized by the duPont, Peabody, and Scripps Howard awards. Brandon holds a master’s degree from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism and is a founding partner at Family Pictures, a full-service production company comprised of journalists and filmmakers who combine original reporting and cinematic vision to craft non-fiction stories.

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