Directing
Brendan Kaplan
Born 2004-11-03
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Department: Directing
Biography
Brendan Kaplan is an American screenwriter, director, and actor based out of Atlanta, GA. He spent two years studying film in Nashville where he wrote and directed three short films before moving to Atlanta to do freelance work and pursue independent filmmaking full-time. Kaplan enjoys exploring themes of mental health, relationships, and power dynamics, mainly through the lens of drama and horror genres.
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Kobe!
2025
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Spiral
2025
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The Poet
2023
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Nina
2025
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Wilting
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Cigar Box
2026
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Prick
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Close Your Eyes
2026
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Return to Sender
2025
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I Think You're Hurting Them
2026
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (33 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | I Think You're Hurting Them | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| I Think You're Hurting Them | Writer | Movie | 2026 |
| I Think You're Hurting Them | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
| I Think You're Hurting Them | Editor | Movie | 2026 |
 | Close Your Eyes | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| Close Your Eyes | Writer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Cigar Box | Scott | Movie | 2026 |
 | Kobe! | Joseph | Movie | 2025 |
 | Return to Sender | Grip | Movie | 2025 |
 | Ally vs the Dead | Tucker | Movie | 2025 |
 | Spiral | Director | Movie | 2025 |
| Spiral | Writer | Movie | 2025 |
| Spiral | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Nina | Carmen | Movie | 2025 |
| Nina | Director | Movie | 2025 |
| Nina | Writer | Movie | 2025 |
| Nina | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Scones | Grip | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Assassination of Tony Calzone | Worm | Movie | 2025 |
| The Incubator | Marcus | Movie | 2025 | |
| The Incubator | Gaffer | Movie | 2025 | |
| Food for Thought | Niles | Movie | 2024 | |
 | The Poet | Director | Movie | 2023 |
| The Poet | Editor | Movie | 2023 |
| The Poet | Writer | Movie | 2023 |
| The Poet | Director of Photography | Movie | 2023 |
| The Poet | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
| Soft Animals | Luke | Movie | — | |
 | Room 104 at Motel 6 Off Station Ave: The One With The Broken Diving Board | Zop | Movie | — |
 | Prick | Writer | Movie | — |
 | Wilting | Director | Movie | — |
| Wilting | Writer | Movie | — |
| Wilting | Producer | Movie | — |