Paul McDonald and Will Branner discuss how they met, how Will got into acting and filmmaking, and what stories Will loves to make (and watch).
About Will Branner
Will Branner is an award winning director/filmmaker based out of LA. As a former Broadway performer (Mean Girls, Bat Out of Hell), his work emphasizes collaboration with the artist and has been seen at numerous festivals across the globe. Films: SCHMIK (HollyShorts Film Festival, Amazon), Night Terror (Award for Best Thriller Indie Shorts, Best Horror Film Apex Film Festival, Paris International Shorts), Moment’s Silence (Experimental Music and Dance Festival). Commercial/Promotional: John Barrett Salon, Todd Sanfield, Bandstand Broadway, Frank Wildhorn’s 54 Below Series, Broadway at the W. Theatre: Gruesome Playground Injuries (University of Michigan), Rock of Ages (Pioneer Theatre Guild). Branner holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!).
Instagram: @lordbranner
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Will Branner’s work:
Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock
Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).
