Brett Simon
Brett Simon | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Film director, commercial director, music video director |
Years active | 2001 - present |
Website | web.archive.org/brettsimon.com |
Brett Simon (born November 28, 1973, in Palo Alto, California) is an American commercial, music video and film director.
Career
Simon graduated from
Audience of One".[4]
In 2008, Simon directed his first feature film, the Catholic school noir Assassination of a High School President, from Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski's script.[2] Assassination of a High School President has premiered at the South by Southwest and Sundance Film Festivals.[5][6]
Between 1998 and 2003, Simon taught
film history, film theory and video production at UC Berkeley.[1] He has also had journalism stints at the Kitchen Sink, Speak and Fabula magazines.[1]
Simon worked with Rob Nilsson[Pacific Film Archive.
Personal life
Simon graduated from
Venice, Los Angeles.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Brett Simon". Independent Exposure. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ Palo Alto Daily News. Archived from the originalon 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ "Assassination of a High School President". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ Meg Wells (1 March 2008). "Who is Brett Simon". Flux.net. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ Mel Valentin (22 March 2008). "SXSW Movie Review: The Assassination of a High School President". /Film. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ Peter Sciretta (25 January 2008). "Sundance Movie Review: Assassination of a High School President". /Film. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ "About". 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Selected Graduate Student Interests". University of California, Berkeley. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-04-14.