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Brendan J. O'Brien

  • Sound Department
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Amidst the political and cultural turmoil of the 1960's, some groups remained voiceless. Rising Up chronicles the oft-neglected Zombie Rights movement, and the tragic story of its heroic leader.
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Rising Up: The Story of the Zombie Rights Movement (2009)
Brendan J. O'Brien is known for Fry Day (2017), Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) and I Am Legend (2007).
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Fry Day (2017)
    Fry Day
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer(as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
    • 2017
    Jonathan Bailey, Scarlett Johansson, and Mahershala Ali in Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025)
    Jurassic World: Rebirth
    5.8
    • Sound Department
    • 2025
    Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
    I Am Legend
    7.2
    • Sound Department(as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
    • 2007
    Tilda Swinton and Ezra Miller in We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
    We Need to Talk About Kevin
    7.4
    • Sound Department(as Brendan O'Brien)
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Sound Department

    • Michael C. Hall in Dexter: Resurrection (2025)
      Dexter: Resurrection
      9.0
      TV Series
      • boom operator
      • 2025
    • Jonathan Bailey, Scarlett Johansson, and Mahershala Ali in Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025)
      Jurassic World: Rebirth
      5.8
      • boom operator: New York unit
      • 2025
    • Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor in Challengers (2024)
      Challengers
      7.0
      • boom operator: NY unit
      • 2024
    • Alessandro Nivola in The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
      The Many Saints of Newark
      6.2
      • boom operator
      • 2021
    • Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church in Divorce (2016)
      Divorce
      6.8
      TV Series
      • boom operator
      • 2016–2019
    • Asante Blackk, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, and Ethan Herisse in When They See Us (2019)
      When They See Us
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • boom operator
      • 2019
    • Kylie Bunbury in Get Christie Love (2018)
      Get Christie Love
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • boom operator
      • 2018
    • Kate Beckinsale, Reginald L. Barnes, Christine Ohlman, Faith Logan, D Ivery, and Marcus Farrar in The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)
      The Only Living Boy in New York
      6.4
      • boom operator (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2017
    • A Quaker Sound
      Short
      • boom operator (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2017
    • Christina Ricci and David Hoflin in Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
      Z: The Beginning of Everything
      7.0
      TV Series
      • boom operator (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2017
    • Steve Coogan in Happyish (2015)
      Happyish
      7.2
      TV Series
      • boom operator (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2015
    • Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie (2009)
      Nurse Jackie
      7.9
      TV Series
      • boom operator (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2010–2015
    • Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
      Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
      7.7
      • boom operator (as Brendan O'Brien)
      • 2014
    • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
      Elementary
      7.9
      TV Series
      • boom operator (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2013–2014
    • Gods Behaving Badly (2013)
      Gods Behaving Badly
      5.2
      • boom operator (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2013

    Writer

    • Nightwatching
      • screenplay
      • Post-production
    • Judy Reyes and Marin Ireland in Birth/Rebirth (2023)
      Birth/Rebirth
      6.2
      • script
      • 2023
    • Fry Day (2017)
      Fry Day
      6.8
      Short
      • co-writer (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2017
    • Porn Without Sex (2016)
      Porn Without Sex
      6.1
      Short
      • co-writer (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2016
    • Rising Up: The Story of the Zombie Rights Movement (2009)
      Rising Up: The Story of the Zombie Rights Movement
      7.6
      Short
      • written by (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Judy Reyes and Marin Ireland in Birth/Rebirth (2023)
      Birth/Rebirth
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Allen Anders: Live at the Comedy Castle - Circa 1987 (2018)
      Allen Anders: Live at the Comedy Castle - Circa 1987
      5.6
      Short
      • producer (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2018
    • Fry Day (2017)
      Fry Day
      6.8
      Short
      • producer (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2017
    • Porn Without Sex (2016)
      Porn Without Sex
      6.1
      Short
      • producer (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2016
    • Rising Up: The Story of the Zombie Rights Movement (2009)
      Rising Up: The Story of the Zombie Rights Movement
      7.6
      Short
      • producer (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
      • 2009

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    Rising Up: The Story of the Zombie Rights Movement
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    Rising Up: The Story of the Zombie Rights Movement

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Retrospecter is the partnership of filmmakers Laura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien
    • Alternative names
      • Brendan Jamieson O'Brien

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