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Brandon Dumlao is a director and cinematographer. He is the Director and Co-Executive Producer of Addiction Unplugged on A&E. Past projects include cinematography and executive producing of VH1 Rock docs ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta's Rise in the Rap Game, post-production of Behind The Music: Ludacris, and executive producing Real Change: Artists For Education, a one-hour prime time special that aired on CBS that includes interviews and performances with Pitbull, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Lady Antebellum, Jason Mraz, Quincy Jones, Matthew Morrison and LMFAO. Brandon was an editor and animator on the theatrical documentary Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story about the subversive and perverse Alsatian illustrator and author Tomi Ungerer. First Run Features picked up North American rights, Paris-based Le Pacte is handling French distribution and International sales (non-English), and PBS Distribution has scooped up English-speaking territories outside of North America. Far Out had its theatrical opening in New York at the esteemed Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and was nominated for a 2014 Producers Guild Award. He also edited the film The Magic City for director R. Malcolm Jones. The film is Jones' directorial debut and boasts a talented cast that includes Keith David, Jenifer Lewis and Jamie Hector (The Wire). Brandon spent over ten years as an editor and director of commercials and music videos. He has directed domestic and international campaigns for brands including Johnson & Johnson, HP, Esserman International and Ford and his music video resume includes some of the brightest names in national and international music: Akon, Young Joc, Snoop Dog, Freddy Jackson, Talia, Ivy Queen, Daddy Yankee, Winston and Yandel, Alex and Fido, Toby Love, Trick Daddy and Trina. From Muhammad Ali hitting the speed bag with fellow heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, to laying on a patch of ice documenting seals in the sub zero waters near Newfoundland, his work as a cinematographer has allowed him to work with living legends and travel the world. Brandon has also been lead editor on shows for Discovery Channel, Science Channel, A&E, ID and HBO, and post-production supervisor for the successful "Shark Week" series Day of the Shark for Discovery Channel's Shark Week.
ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta's Rise in the Rap Game is a 90-minute documentary for VH1 that explores how Atlanta earned the mantle of hip-hop dominance, pioneering a seismic shift in American music.
Addiction Unplugged travels across the country taking a compelling look inside the world of addiction and recovery in the midst of the worst opioid epidemic in US history. Through education, awareness, prevention and solutions-based initiatives, the show chronicles the efforts of organizations in the private and public sectors who are battling this epidemic, and brings to light inspirational stories of real people in recovery.
Julia Steers looks at a Kremlin-backed private military force that operates from Ukraine to Central Africa; Seb Walker examines the shuttering of state psychiatric hospitals and talks to the front lines of America's mental health crisis.
Coast Guard Mission Critical takes you on board with the United States Coast Guard as they patrol and protect against drug runners, smugglers and human traffickers, as well as rescuing people, wildlife and property from loss at sea.
Far from the horrors at the US border, one family seeks safety and heals from the past, while bearing the weight of an uncertain future. PAPER CHILDREN goes beyond the headlines to the subtle, intimate reality of four siblings who fled gang violence in Honduras to face the terrifying, labyrinth-like US asylum process. The film begins where most immigrant stories hope to end-with a family who has been reunited-but for how long remains to be seen.
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