Brandt Andersen

American-born Brandt Andersen is an author, producer, director, and human rights activist. His first feature-length film was “The Strangers’ Case.” In 2020 Andersen wrote and directed the live-action feature short Refugee starring; Omar Sy and Jason Beghe. The film opened at the Cairo International Film Festival, was short-listed for an Academy Award, and won Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Drama Short at the French Riviera Film Festival. He has produced films such as Everest, starring Jake Gyllenhaal; Lone Survivor starring Mark Wahlberg; 2 Guns starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg; Martin Scorsese’s Silence, starring Adam Driver, and American Made, starring Tom Cruise. Throughout his life, Brandt has supported humanitarian efforts, specifically assisting refugees.