Brennan began his career at MTV Promos as a writer and quickly grew to become an in-house director, delivering award winning brand image and visual humor work. Eventually, he began explorations into doc filmmaking as a way to tap into more introspective and quietly emotional storytelling. Going deep with real people strengthened his ability to tell visual stories with grounded poetics, honesty and authenticity. Recently, Brennan has been returning to his more comedic inclinations, focusing on storytelling with a sense of humor that strikes a personal chord with the audience. That comedy/doc, binary split has helped him understand the interdependence between what makes us laugh and what makes us feel on deeper, emotional levels. Knowing how to keep that relationship at the core of his work helps him build stories with resonant and encompassing humanity, drama and humor.
Brennan has directed numerous campaigns for brands like FedEx, Cadillac, Samsung, Google, Grayscale Investments, Ally Bank, Infiniti, Chase Bank, Prudential, Southwest Airlines and Jim Beam. He has directed numerous documentary short films that range in topics from Daphne Guinness, to marathoners Rick and Dick Hoyt, to the game changing chocolate brand, Mast Brothers Chocolate. At the same time, he has also directed numerous scripted shorts that range from drama to absurdist, dark comedy with Dave England from Jackass. In addition to his short-form work, he wrote and directed a Scandinavian TV series called Four Hands Menu, a semi-scripted docu-show featuring world-class chefs like David Chang, Magnus Nilsson and Niklas Ekstedt. He is currently in development on his first feature film titled, The Point.
Brennan is based in Ventura, CA and Stockholm, Sweden, where he continues to stay committed to work that captures beauty, portrays life as rich and meaningful, and embraces a sense of optimism in an increasingly chaotic and confusing world.
