2020 ShortFest Archive
In competition for Best Documentary Short
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Brian Wertheim, born in Los Angeles, California, in 1989, is a photographer and filmmaker focusing on long-term work in Southern California and the Middle East. He remains committed to the use of photographic film and develops all of his stills using traditional darkroom techniques. He is focused on narratives about characters who are in the margins of society, in an effort to encourage interaction across cultures, races, religions, and socio-economic classes.