Brandon has over 25 years of experience in the world of Latino film and in the Hispanic
\ncommunities of Los Angeles, New York City, and San Antonio TX.
\nAs a son to Edward James Olmos, Brandon began as an intern with Olmos Productions in
\n1991. Beginning with the production of American Me (1992) and it\u2019s making of documentary
\nLives in Hazard (1993), along with It Ain\u2019t Love (1996) a documentary about domestic
\nviolence.
\nBrandon was able to shadow Mr. Olmos and his team of producers learning about Latino film;
\nbut more importantly following Mr. Olmos as an activist after the LA riots of 1993.
\nAfter receiving a music performance degree from Hunter College he co-produced with Olmos
\nProductions and The Smithsonian Institute the 1999 The Kennedy Center Presents: The
\nAmericanos Concert. This PBS broadcast won a IMAGEN Latin Image award in 2000.
\nBrandon further learned the world of Latino film by assisting Marlene Dermer in her dual role as
\nCo-Founder of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival and co-founder of Latino
\nPublic Broadcasting.
\nBrandon has been a member if the MOTION PICTURE EDITORS GUILD since 2004. As a post
\naudio supervisor, sound engineer and mixer Brandon has over 40 film and TV credits,
\ncomposed music for over 15 films, over 100 songs, and they all sound awesome!
\nIn 2008 Brandon produced an album with Latin Grammy nominees AMOR Y PASION in San
\nAntonio TX. There he met film producer Aaron Lee Lopez. From 2010-2018 Brandon Co-
\nProduced 10 feature films with Aaron and Mutt Productions. He also directed social and
\ncultural documentaries Una Noche De La Gloria 2010, Dia Del Rio/Day of the River 2012,
\nand This is MyCountry 2013.
\nBrandon consulted with the City of SA Film Commission and was a board member for the
\nLULAC council for the Arts. Brandon was also an advisory board member for the Cesar E
\nChavez Educational Foundation. As Director of production at Phase 5 a community news
\nwebsite Brandon developed the AMERICAN VOZ EDUCATIONAL PROJECT a documentary
\nand classroom materials about San Antonios legacy of Latino politics in America.
\nIn 2016 Brandon partnered with Leonard Rodruigez who spent 8 years in The WHITE HOUSE
\nOffice of Latino Initiatives. They created The San Antonio Motion Picture Academy Summer
\nBootcamp - a film industry workforce development program. In 2020 they launched CINEMA
\nFINANCE GROUP as a film financing resource for independent and diverse cinema.
\nNow in 2021 Brandon is producing a remake of the 1982 TV drama 300 Miles for Stephanie a
\nbiopic about a hispanic police officer who vows to run 300 miles in search of a miracle to save
\nhis daughters life.
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