Alan Brain

Film Editor & Director

Reel

Here, deconstructed and deprived of their original context, are a selection of shots from some of the projects I’ve edited.

- Reel -

Here, deconstructed and deprived of their original context, are a selection of shots from some of the projects I’ve edited.

PORTFOLIO

This is a selection of excerpts from my work.These clips show marketing, educational, documentary and narrative scenes.

PORTFOLIO

This is a selection of excerpts from my work. 

These clips show marketing, educational, documentary and narrative scenes.

- Documentary -

This is the trailer of the award-winning feature documentary film The Rumba Kings. I edited both the feature film and this trailer.

- Documentary -

A segment from a short documentary exploring the impact of parental incarceration on children’s academic performance.

- Documentary -

A segment from a short documentary exploring the importance of adopting a flexible, non-binary perspective of gender.

- Documentary -

A brief clip from a medium-length documentary I edited for Amnesty International on human rights in South America.

- Narrative -

A short montage scene from the crime TV series ¨Acusados¨ (The Defendants).

- Documentary -

A segment from a short documentary about the likelihood of citizen complaints against Chicago police resulting in punishment and the role of race in that outcome.

- Documentary -

A snippet from a documentary I edited about a new Peruvian law that punishes raped women who opt to undergo an abortion.

- Narrative -

This is the trailer for the crime TV series ¨Acusados¨ (The Defendants), which I also edited.

- Documentary -

A snippet from a documentary I edited about a new Peruvian law that punishes raped women who opt to undergo an abortion.

- Documentary -

This is the trailer of the award-winning feature documentary film The Rumba Kings. I edited both the feature film and this trailer.

- Documentary -

A segment from a short documentary exploring the impact of parental incarceration on children’s academic performance.

- Documentary -

A segment from a short documentary exploring the importance of adopting a flexible, non-binary perspective of gender.

- Documentary -

A brief clip from a medium-length documentary I edited for Amnesty International on human rights in South America.

- Narrative -

A short montage scene from the crime TV series ¨Acusados¨ (The Defendants).

- Documentary -

A segment from a short documentary about the likelihood of citizen complaints against Chicago police resulting in punishment and the role of race in that outcome.

- Documentary -

A snippet from a documentary I edited about a new Peruvian law that punishes raped women who opt to undergo an abortion.

- Narrative -

This is the trailer for the crime TV series ¨Acusados¨ (The Defendants), which I also edited.

- Documentary -

An extract from a short documentary about a hardworking woman whose descent into poverty after losing her job reflects the vulnerability of many in the United States today.

About

Alan Brain is an award-winning filmmaker and film editor who works in television, film, and documentary. He has extensive experience on a variety of projects, including documentaries, scripted television dramas, feature films, short films, and social media content.

He has a track record of producing highly effective documentary, television, film, corporate, educational, and marketing content for a variety of organizations, including the United Nations, American Sociological Association, Amnesty International, and Al Jazeera.

His work has been featured at renowned film festivals including DOC NYC, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, and Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival. His most recent feature-length documentary film, ‘The Rumba Kings,’ won numerous awards, such as Best Musical Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Best Diaspora Documentary at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, and Best Feature Documentary at the Pan-African Film Festival in Cannes.

Notable online news publications such as The Guardian, Songlines, Rolling Stone, Swiss Radio Television (RTS) and French TV5 have covered Alan’s work.

After spending the majority of 2022 promoting his film The Rumba Kings, both online and in person, around Europe, Africa, North America, and South America, Alan has relocated to the United States, to the Washington D.C. area.

Alan Brain speaks English, Spanish, and French fluently.

Alan Brain is an award-winning filmmaker and film editor who works in television, film, and documentary. He has extensive experience on a variety of projects, including documentaries, scripted television dramas, feature films, short films, and social media content.

He has a track record of producing highly effective documentary, television, film, corporate, educational, and marketing content for a variety of organizations, including the United Nations, American Sociological Association, Amnesty International, and Al Jazeera.

His work has been featured at renowned film festivals including DOC NYC, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, and Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival. His most recent feature-length documentary film, ‘The Rumba Kings,’ won numerous awards, such as Best Musical Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Best Diaspora Documentary at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, and Best Feature Documentary at the Pan-African Film Festival in Cannes.

Notable online news publications such as The Guardian, Songlines, Rolling Stone, Swiss Radio Television (RTS) and French TV5 have covered Alan’s work.

After spending the majority of 2022 promoting his film The Rumba Kings, both online and in person, around Europe, Africa, North America, and South America, Alan has relocated to the United States, to the Washington D.C. area.

Alan Brain speaks English, Spanish, and French fluently.

About Me

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Alan Brain, and his work, have been featured in a variety of media outlets. This is a short selection.

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Alan Brain, and his work, have been featured in a variety of media outlets. This is a short selection.

TV - TV5MONDE

Alan Brain is interviewed by French journalist Nidhya Paliakara about the movie The Rumba Kings in the Paris studio of French television station TV5.

RADIO - BBC

In BBC Newshour, British journalist Julian Marshall interviews Alan Brain about Congolese Rumba music and its inclusion on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.

Newspaper - The guardian

The Guardian selected The Rumba Kings film as one of the best foreign films of 2021, stating that the film is a “love letter to Congolese people.”

TV - Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)

The nightly news broadcast on Swiss national television features a report on the documentary film The Rumba Kings.

TV - Africa Movie Academy Awards

The Rumba Kings film receives an award in the African Oscars, the ceremony of the Africa Movie Academy Awards.

- TV -

Le Journal Afrique - TV5MONDE

Alan Brain is interviewed by French journalist Nidhya Paliakara about his movie The Rumba Kings in the Paris studio of French television station TV5.

- Radio -

BBC World Service - Newshour

In BBC Newshour, British journalist Julian Marshall interviews Alan Brain about Congolese Rumba music and its inclusion on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.

- Newspaper -

The Guardian

The Guardian selected The Rumba Kings film as one of the best foreign films of 2021, stating that the film is a “love letter to Congolese people.”

- TV -

Radio Télévision Suisse - Evening News

The nightly news broadcast on Swiss national television features a report on the documentary film The Rumba Kings.

- TV -

Africa Movie Academy Awards

The Rumba Kings film receives an award in the African Oscars, the ceremony of the Africa Movie Academy Awards.

TOOLS OF THE CRAFT

Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, Da Vinci Resolve, Final Cut X, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Waves, Izotope, Adobe Photoshop and Topaz Labs Tools, among other software.

REMOTE WORKFLOWS

Extensive familiarity with the entirety of remote workflows. From the most technically complex to the most basic.

English, Spanish & French

Trilingual in English, Spanish native and French. Experience dealing with content spoken in English, Spanish, and French.

TOOLS OF THE CRAFT

Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, Da Vinci Resolve, Final Cut X, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Waves, Izotope, Adobe Photoshop and Topaz Labs Tools, among other software.

REMOTE WORKFLOWS

Extensive familiarity with the entirety of remote workflows. From the most technically complex to the most basic.

ENGLISH, SPANISH & FRENCH​

English and Spanish native speaker; fluent in French. Extensive expertise dealing with films spoken in English, Spanish, and French.

TOOLS OF THE CRAFT

Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, Da Vinci Resolve, Final Cut X, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Waves, Izotope, Adobe Photoshop and Topaz Labs Tools, among other software.

REMOTE WORKFLOWS

Extensive familiarity with the entirety of remote workflows. From the most technically complex to the most basic.

ENGLISH, SPANISH & FRENCH​

English and Spanish native speaker; fluent in French. Extensive expertise dealing with films spoken in English, Spanish, and French.

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