Brian Whisenant

Brian has an eclectic and varied background when it comes to the world of film, dating back to memorizing every word of "The Empire Strikes Back" at the age of 8, accidentally going into the wrong theater at the Crossroads Twin Cinemas and watching "Moonstruck" at the age of 11 and sneaking a VHS of "The Silence of the Lambs" out of the local rental store at 15. Brian is an actor, writer, director and producer--having worked on a variety of indie films and theatre in NYC, Los Angeles (where he lives today) and his home state of Mississippi. For 6 years, Brian programmed LGBTQ films for Oxford Film Festival and has written about film and the Oscars for Awards Daily, AwardsWatch and his own website, brianwhisenant.com. Look for Brian's film, Wrath Mercy at film festivals in 2024. Follow him on TikTok at brian.wiz