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
PORTFOLIO
This is a selection of excerpts from my work.
These clips show marketing, educational, documentary and narrative scenes.
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- Documentary -
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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 -
- Narrative -
- Documentary -
- Documentary -
- Documentary -
- Documentary -
A segment from a short documentary exploring the importance of adopting a flexible, non-binary perspective of gender.
- Documentary -
- Narrative -
A short montage scene from the crime TV series ¨Acusados¨ (The Defendants).
- Documentary -
- Documentary -
- Narrative -
- Documentary -
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
MEDIA APPEARANCES
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
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
- 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.
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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.
