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DC Brandon Films
Short Films | Fashion Films

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Writer/Director
DC Brandon

First, thank you so much for visiting my site. It's been a work of love and tears creating all these films over the years.  

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I write and direct several short film and fashion films each year starring Edmonton talent. Each project is completely indie in nature, and I try my best to speak from the heart through my films.

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If you're interested in collaborating on a project with me, or wish to audition for an open role, please don't be shy! I love working with new people (and former cast and crew too).

Awards and Film Festivals Until Taipei, Great Maple Screen Festival, Official Selection, 2024 (May 5, 2024) Ice Cream at the End of the World, Bridge of Peace, Semi-Finalist, 2023 (December 10, 2023) Ice Cream at the End of the World, Anti-War International Independent Film Festival, Official Selection, 2023 (August 8, 2023) Love FM, Seoul International Monthly Film Festival, Honorable Mention, 2023 (January 2, 2023) Amara's Smile, London International Monthly Film Festival, Honorable Mention, 2023 (January 2, 2023) (Multiple entries combined) The Tale of the Invisible Girl, London International Monthly Film Festival, Finalist, 2023 (January 2, 2023) Amara's Smile, RED MOVIE AWARDS, Official Selection, 2023 (January 25, 2023) Love FM, New York City Film & Television Festival, Finalist, 2022 (August 27, 2022) Amara's Smile, 39th Edmonton International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2022 (August 1, 2022) Love FM, 39th Edmonton International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2022 (August 1, 2022) Amara's Smile, Hobnobben Film Festival, Official Selection, 2022 (July 29, 2022) Love FM, Hollywood Film Competition, Official Selection, 2022 (July 30, 2022) Amara's Smile, The Bridgeport Film Fest, Official Selection, 2022 (June 10, 2022) Amara's Smile, Cut International Short Film Festival, Official Selection, 2022 (September 19, 2022) Amara's Smile, Maui Film Festival, Official Selection, 2022 (June 20, 2022) Amara's Smile, Paris Shorts Film Awards, Winner, 2022 (March 30, 2022) Amara's Smile, Golden Nugget International Film Festival, Winner, 2022 (June 20, 2022) Amara's Smile, Gully International Film Festival, Winner, 2022 (August 31, 2022) Amara's Smile, Anatolia International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2022 (June 10, 2022) Amara's Smile, Florida Shorts, Semi-Finalist, 2022 (July 10, 2022) Amara's Smile, T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards, Nominee, 2022 (December 1, 2022) Amara's Smile, Adolph Zukor International Film Festival, Nominee, 2022 (July 22, 2022) Amara's Smile, XLNT Film Festival, Honorable Mention, 2022 (May 1, 2022) Love FM, Milan Gold Awards, Official Selection, 2022 (June 5, 2022) Love FM, Paris Shorts Film Awards, Winner, 2022 (June 2, 2022) Love FM, OTB | Only The Best Film Awards, Winner, 2022 (April 1, 2022) Love FM, Oniros Film Awards® - New York, Winner, 2022 (May 6, 2022) Love FM, White Unicorn International Film Festival, Winner, 2022 (May 14, 2022) Love FM, MegaFlix Movie Awards, Winner, 2022 (August 5, 2022) Love FM, Independent-Star Filmfest, Official Selection, 2022 (October 2, 2022) Love FM, Bridge Fest, Official Selection, 2022 (December 29, 2022) Love FM, Hollywood Gold Awards, Official Selection, 2022 (May 5, 2022) When the Bough Breaks, RED MOVIE AWARDS, Winner, 2022 (January 25, 2022) Amara's Smile, Los Angeles Film Awards, Winner, 2022 (April 26, 2022) Lovers by Morning, OTB | Only The Best Film Awards, Winner, 2022 (April 1, 2022) Lovers by Morning, Romance Rules Film Festival, Official Selection, 2022 (January 23, 2022) Was She, 12th International Video Poetry Festival, Official Selection, 2022 (April 10, 2022) Lovers by Morning, London International Filmmakers Festival, Semi-Finalist, 2021 (July 31, 2021) Lovers by Morning, MonsterFlix Awards, Quarter-Finalist, 2021 (August 27, 2021) Lovers by Morning, Phoenix Shorts, Nominee, 2021 (June 15, 2021) Lovers by Morning, US Hollywood Int'l Golden Film Award, Nominee, 2021 (November 5, 2021) Lovers by Morning, Vegas Movie Awards, Winner, 2021 (June 6, 2021) FRIENDS & LOVERS, Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift, Finalist, 2021 (June 30, 2021) The Quiet Ones, Shepherd's House International Film Festival, Winner, 2021 (August 21, 2021) Gone, Varese International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2021 (May 10, 2021) Gone, Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, Nominee, 2021 (June 15, 2021) When the Bough Breaks, SHORT to the Point, Official Selection, 2021 (November 25, 2021) KISSING CARMEN, 2024 Love Actually Int'l Storyteller Showcase, Official Selection, 2021 (January 25, 2021) KISSING CARMEN, Hollywood International Golden Age Festival, Honorable Mention, 2021 (January 8, 2021) FRIENDS & LOVERS, Canadian Independent Film Festival - CIFF, Official Selection, 2020 (September 1, 2020) FRIENDS & LOVERS, Los Angeles Film Awards, Semi-Finalist, 2020 (November 28, 2019) Lovers by Morning, After Hour Film Festival, Winner, 2020 (May 22, 2020) KISSING CARMEN, Vegas Movie Awards, Winner, 2020 (March 6, 2020) FRIENDS & LOVERS, New York Movie Awards, Finalist, 2020 (January 4, 2020) Love Express, Moody Crab Film Fest, Winner, 2020 (February 7, 2020) FIRST MISTAKE, Global Indie Film Fest, Official Selection, 2020 (September 5, 2020) Forget Me, Global Indie Film Fest, Official Selection, 2020 (September 5, 2020) FRIENDS & LOVERS, Festigious Los Angeles - Monthly Film Competition, Winner, 2019 (December 3, 2019) KISSING CARMEN, New York Film Awards, Official Selection, 2019 (October 6, 2019) KISSING CARMEN, Top Shorts, Winner, 2019 (September 24, 2019) KISSING CARMEN, Los Angeles Film Awards, Winner, 2019 (September 27, 2019) FIRST MISTAKE, NorCal International Film Festival, Winner, 2019 (October 26, 2019) FIRST MISTAKE, Festigious Los Angeles - Monthly Film Competition, Winner, 2019 (September 2, 2019) FIRST MISTAKE, LA Edge Film Awards, Official Selection, 2019 (June 1, 2019) FIRST MISTAKE, Aphrodite Film Awards, Semi-Finalist, 2019 (April 29, 2019) FIRST MISTAKE, AAL Film Festival NYC, Official Selection, 2019 (April 16, 2019) FIRST MISTAKE, New York International Films Infest Festival (US), Official Selection, 2019 (August 30, 2019) Forget Me, Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival, Semi-Finalist, 2019 (January 20, 2019) The Emperor's Wife in Love, LA Edge Film Awards, Official Selection, 2018 (November 24, 2018) The Emperor's Wife in Love, Independent Talents International Film Festival, Semi-Finalist, 2018 (October 30, 2018) The Emperor's Wife in Love, Aphrodite Film Awards, Finalist, 2018 (October 26, 2018) Illusory Beauty, NADYM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (RU), Official Selection, 2018 (September 1, 2018) Forget Me, Hollywood Film Competition, Official Selection, 2018 (April 28, 2018) Forget Me, Motion Pictures International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2018 (July 14, 2018) Forget Me, Toronto Vanguard, Official Selection, 2018 (October 8, 2018) Forget Me, International Online Web Fest, Semi-Finalist, 2018 (March 27, 2018) Forget Me, Chandler International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2018 (November 15, 2018) Love Departure, Mid Tenn Film Fest, Official Selection, 2018 (May 7, 2018) Love Departure, LA Edge Film Awards, Official Selection, 2018 (April 30, 2018) Love Departure, HOLLYWOOD BLVD FILM FESTIVAL, Official Selection, 2018 (May 7, 2018) Love Departure, 39th Edmonton International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2018 (July 15, 2018) Love Departure, CKF International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2018 (April 29, 2018) Love Departure, Los Angeles CineFest, Semi-Finalist, 2018 (December 20, 2018) Love Departure, Festigious Los Angeles - Monthly Film Competition, Winner, 2018 (May 2, 2018) Love Departure, Independent Shorts Awards, Winner, 2018 (May 5, 2018) Love Departure, Chandler International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2018 (November 15, 2018) KINZA, Fashion Films Festival RD - Virtual Edition, Official Selection, 2018 (September 19, 2018) PROWL, Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival, Semi-Finalist, 2018 (January 20, 2018)

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Recent Short Films
A talk show host finds a beautiful soul | A short film about finding love when you least expect it
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A late-night romance radio show host struggling with her own relationship issues receives a call from an adoring fan that might finally give her a happy ending. Do you love short romantic films as much as I do? Subscribe today! Help support my indie short films by subscribing on Patreon patreon.com/DCBrandonFilms Winner - Best Indie Short - Oniros Film Awards New York Winner - Best Romance Short - White Unicorn International Film Festival Winner - Best Romance Short - Paris Shorts Awards Winner - Best Romance Short - Free Wheeling Film Awards (Summer) Finalist - London International Monthly Film Festival Finalist - Seoul International Monthly Film Festival Official Selection - Edmonton International Film Festival Official Selection - Milan Gold Awards Official Selection - Hollywood Gold Awards Official Selection - Bridge Fest Vancouver Writer/Director: DC Brandon Starring: Naseem Naderi, Gerry Dai, Syed Z Subscribe to watch more award-winning short films. Please visit my website dcbrandonfilms.com to view casting calls for upcoming projects.
Was their love was written in the stars? | A romantic short film about what might have been
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After being stood up for a date, a woman runs into an old college classmate who gives her an unforgettable night under the stars. Help support my indie short films by subscribing on Patreon patreon.com/DCBrandonFilms Winner at: Los Angeles Film Awards Paris Shorts Film Awards Golden Nugget International Film Festival Official Selection at: Edmonton International Film Festival Maui Film Festival Red Movie Awards London International Monthly Film Festival XLNT Film Festival Bridge Port International Film Festival Writer/Director: DC Brandon Starring: Lee Lopez as Kevin Henna Sahota as Amara Also featuring: Aaron Coburn as Josh Safia Comtois-Mohamad as Trudy Gary Layton as Paul Mary Mansour as teen in park Todd Bowles as guy on bike Crew: Director/DP: DC Brandon AD: Rohit Kataria Sound recordist: James Hastings Boom op: Eddie MacIntosh Post: Editor/Colorist/Sound Mix: DC Brandon Films Animation: Zahra Ayatollahi Camera: Sony A7S III Fun fact: I didn't have much money to make this short (as per usual) so we ended up shooting at ISO 25600 for most of the film as it takes place at night. Thankful for modern camera sensors! Subscribe to watch more award-winning short films. Please visit my website dcbrandonfilms.com to view casting calls for upcoming projects.
Romantic Short Film | Kissing Carmen
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In "Kissing Carmen," Neil faces a whirlwind romantic challenge with only three dates to win Carmen's heart with a kiss, or risk losing her forever. If you have a passion for romance short films and adore cute fashion films, subscribing to our channel is a must! Our carefully curated content is designed to tug at your heartstrings with beautifully crafted love stories and mesmerizing fashion narratives. You'll enjoy a blend of heartfelt romances that explore the complexities of relationships, alongside stylish fashion films that celebrate the artistry of design and the elegance of style. By subscribing, you'll be the first to catch our latest releases, get exclusive behind-the-scenes looks, and join a community of fellow romantics and fashion enthusiasts who share your interests. Dive into a world of enchanting tales and chic visuals—hit subscribe and let the magic unfold!
Opportunities for
Actors + Models

Star in a local production!

Fashion Films

Star in a beautiful bespoke model film, complete with artistic cinematography and lush music and soundscapes.

Short Films

Star in a narrative short film or fashion film. We love working with actors and models.

Commercials

Appear in a local commercial and build your acting resume.

Actors Wanted - Edmonton
Short Film 'Penpals in the Abyss'

Logline:

In a desolate world ravaged by radiation, a woman haunted by her past finds unexpected connection with a charming radio operator, forcing them to confront danger and unravel a mystery surrounding his disappearance – and the secrets hidden in their shared journey.

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READ THE FULL SCRIPT HERE

 

Shoot location: Edmonton area and a farm

Time: 4 days shoot

Pay: $150 flat rate

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Writer/Director:

DC Brandon

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Please note, this is a micro budget project that I (DC Brandon) will be filming primarily myself with minimal crew. I wish to find two lead actors who love the story (please read the script) and feel it is a good fit for them. We will be filming in a naturalistic way with a goal of creating a gritty but romantic film, proving the human spirit can flourish under any conditions.

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Roles:

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Charity 

  • 20 to 30 years old, female

  • Personality: Initially vulnerable and carrying a deep sadness, Charity is resilient, resourceful, and possesses a dry wit. She's fiercely independent but yearns for connection. She’s also surprisingly practical and capable – evidenced by her makeshift gas mask and map-making. There’s a quiet strength beneath her guarded exterior.

  • Appearance: Pretty but with a slightly worn appearance reflecting the harsh environment. Her clothing is functional, layered with practicality for survival.

  • Voice: A mix of vulnerability and determination. She can be playful but also carries an undercurrent of pain.

  • Key Traits: Haunted by past trauma, determined to survive, surprisingly intelligent, capable, and possesses a hidden spark of hope.

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Tom

  • 20 to 30 years old, male

  • Personality: Charming, slightly awkward, and undeniably romantic. He’s optimistic despite the bleak circumstances, with a playful sense of humor. He's also somewhat naive and perhaps a little too eager to please – evidenced by his eagerness to impress Charity with his “Sunday best.” There is an underlying vulnerability beneath his charm.

  • Appearance:  He has a slightly rugged appearance from living in the wilderness. His clothing reflects practicality – worn but functional.

  • Voice: Warm, inviting. He's capable of both playful banter and heartfelt declarations.

  • Key Traits: Survivalist, romantic, optimistic, resourceful , potentially hiding something about his past.

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APPLY BY SUBMITTING THE FORM BELOW, SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN AUDITION.

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Fashion + Model Films Gallery
Riese x DC Brandon (Fashion Film)
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Emma x DC Brandon (Fashion Film)
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Fashion Film | Anamorphic Garden (Kowa x RED)
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Fashion Film | Elegance
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Fashion Film | Still of Night | Sony A7S III
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Fashion Film | Portra Perfect | Blackmagic Design Ursa Mini Pro
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Fashion Film | City Girl | Blackmagic Design Ursa Mini Pro
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Artful (fashion film/model portrait)
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Models Wanted - Edmonton
2025 Fashion Films

Project Info:

Star in a cinematic fashion film, shot outdoors and set to beautiful music, showcasing your authentic and feminine style. Applicants asked to self-style in a summer dress.

 

Shoot location: Edmonton

Time: 2 hours shoot (1 evening)

Pay: $50

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Director:

DC Brandon

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Seeking Models:

Age 18-25

Female

Any Race

Size 2 to 8

Self styled in summer dress

Friendly attitude

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APPLY BY SUBMITTING THE FORM BELOW WITH PHOTO IN SUMMER DRESS.

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