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Brady Skye is an award-winning filmmaker. As a writer, director, and editor, he has created more than 1,500 videos, including national TV commercials and long-form programs. His commercial work has been distributed by MTV, NBC Sports, Golf Channel, Paramount, ESPN, Nickelodeon, and TAP Air Portugal. Across narrative film, documentary, and screenwriting, his work has been featured in more than 40 film festivals and competitions worldwide.
From 2021–2024, Brady produced, wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the feature-length documentary Beyond the Ruins, which earned Best Documentary Feature at the Orlando Film Festival, a Silver Anthem Award from the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, Best Director Award of Merit from the World Class Film Awards, and three distribution deals. It is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Brady has written three feature-length screenplays. His script Beneath the Dust, a coming-of-age thriller inspired by real events from his youth, was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Burbank International Film Festival and Utah International Film Festival. It was also a Top 10 selection at the Nantucket Film Festival and has received additional recognition from the Austin Film Festival, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, FilmQuest, Catalina Film Festival, and Liverpool Indie Awards.
Over 20 years
Working in the media of music and visual arts.
1500+ videos
Number of videos created since I was a teenager.
recognition
Best Director – Award of Merit – World Class Film Awards
Best Documentary Feature – Orlando Film Festival
Best Documentary Feature – Travel FilmFest International
Best Documentary Feature – Travel Beyond Film Festival
Screenplay Semi-Finalist (Thriller/Horror) – PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
Screenplay Finalist – FILM QUEST
Best Feature Screenplay Semi-Finalist (Top 10) – Nantucket Film Festival
Best Feature Screenplay Nominee (Top 5) – Burbank International Film Festival
Best Original Screenplay Nominee (Top 7) – Utah International Film Festival
Feature Screenplay Quarter-finalist – Atlanta Film Festival
Feature Screenplay Quarter-finalist – CINEQUEST
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Quarter-Finalist
Screenplay Competition Quarter-finalist – Sedona International Film Festival
Screenplay Competition ‘Second Rounder’ – Austin Film Festival
Screenplay Competition Semi-finalist – Flickers’ Rhode Island
5x Telly Award Winner in Directing, Cinematography, and Editing
2x Addy Award Winner as an Executive Producer
“One Planet, One World” Award – International Tourism Film Festival
Silver Anthem Award – Documentary Film – International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences
Best Music Video – Miami Short Film Festival
Best Music Video – Macon Film Festival
Best Music Video – 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival
Best Road Trip Film – Travel Beyond Film Festival
Best Drone Cinematography – Travel Beyond Film Festival
Honorable Mention – Los Angeles DIY Film Festival
Gold W3 Award – Experimental Film / New Technology
30+ film festival official selections as a writer and director including the Catalina Film Festival, Film Quest, Nantucket Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Burbank International Film Festival, Santa Fe Film Festival, Arpa International Film Festival, Girona Film Festival, and Red Nation International Film Festival.
Experience
First Sight Films
2019 – 2024
CEO of 5-Star Wedding Film Company. Shot and delivered over 100 cinematic wedding films.
YouTube / Freelancer
2010
Independent commercial filmmaker and YouTuber with over 7 Million views.
BENEATH THE DUST
Written by Brady Skye
Feature Screenplay (Coming-of-Age Thriller, Horror)
When a troubled teenager is sent to a remote ranch for rehabilitation, he struggles to escape a system designed to vanish those who challenge it.
Inspired by true events
“Concept is fantastic and I can already see a viral trailer.”
– Script consultant who has helped bring stories to life for Lionsgate & Netflix
NO NAME KEY
Story by Lance Hastings & Brady Skye
Written by Brady Skye
Feature Screenplay (Adventure, Thriller, Mystery)
A couple on their honeymoon gets stranded in the Florida Keys in 1961 and become entangled in a web of espionage as Cold War tensions spill into paradise.
Inspired by true events
REBELS OF THE RED FRONTIER
Written by Brady Skye
Feature Screenplay (Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery)
On a resource-starved Mars, a terraforming scientist plans a daring heist to save her son’s life, risking the fragile future of humanity.
SmoothSail Sparkling Sake
director, cinematographer, sound designer, editor
Boho Camper Vans – Internet Commercial
director, cinematographer, sound designer, editor
Monarch School of San Diego
producer, director, editor
Peter Pan’s Neverland Animation
Created from scratch using Unreal Engine 5, Blender 3D, and DaVinci Resolve
Disney’s Monorail Animation
Created using Plasticity, Blender 3D, Photoshop, and DaVinci Resolve
Watch How It Was Made:
Disney’s Space Mountain
Created using Plasticity, Blender 3D, Photoshop, and DaVinci Resolve
Watch How It Was Made:
EPCOT Animated Ambient Scene
Created using Plasticity, Blender 3D, Photoshop, and DaVinci Resolve
