Biography

Brian is the writer and director of the feature film, "Afghan Hound," for MaryeaMedia Productions, LLC. He has also written three novels and five screenplays, three of which were on commission for producers and talent agents. He has associate produced and production coordinated two feature films, one for Life Cinemedia, LLC in 2005 titled "Beyond Life" and the other for Diamonds & Cheese, LLC in 2006 titled "The Spring in Her Step," respectively. His three one-act plays, "The Keeper of My Dignity," "The Unmentionable Mann," and "My Ego Sometimes Trips Up My Wisdom" have been performed by Love Creek Productions, The Neighborhood Playhouse, and Monarch Theater Company in 2005, 2008, and 2013, respectively, and his short fiction and journalism have appeared in Humdinger.com, the Hamptons Journal, The New York Hamptonite, Hamptons.com, Dan's Papers, Film Gravity, and Body Architect. He recently co-developed and wrote the scripts for "Cardio Mission," an interactive personal fitness smart phone application with an espionage narrative. Jonathan Pegg, Gore Vidal's one-time literary agent, called his writing "swift and incisive." American Amp, the marketing firm behind "The Passion of The Christ" and "The Chronicles of Narnia," endorsed one of his un-produced screenplays, writing a letter of intent to market the film should it be produced. He also holds a Master of Arts in clinical psychology from Columbia University and is a member of "The Creative Conspiracy", a NYC-based fiction writers' and filmmakers' collective and workshop.
- IMDb mini biography by: Brian Alessandro