BRIAN PADIAN’s credits as writer/director include the feature film THE BLACK SEA, two seasons of the webseries MICROAGGRESSIONS, the short film APOLOGY GHOST, the documentary short GRIEF STICK and more. He’s currently finishing post-production on his second narrative feature SISTER/BROTHER. Brian’s projects have screened at Dances With Films, Seattle True Independent, NYC Webfest, Defy Film Festival, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Local Sightings, Stareable Fest and others. A recipient of project grants from the Regional Arts + Culture Council and recognized as the 2022 Final Draft Fellow at Stowe Story Labs, Brian holds an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute, where he received the Jack Oakie Memorial Scholarship. Before that he studied theater and film at Humboldt State University. Brian lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

latest news

• latest substack post regarding September project updates here

• Grief Stick to screen Nov 7 at Up Up Books in Portland

• short film apology ghost world premiered aug 22 at Defy Film Festival

• videos for 5 song EP storm clouds here