Brad A. Kinnan

Brad A. Kinnan is an award-winning director, photographer, editor, and film producer from Michigan. He cut his teeth in the film industry working on Ryan Gosling's directorial debut Lost River in Detroit before relocating to Los Angeles, California. Since then, he's worked on several feature films and television shows, including... Westworld, Need for Speed, Key & Peele, Workaholics, Community, and Parenthood. In 2017, he founded the commercial production company DYNMC Creative with Adam Bussell and Colin Knighton, two fellow Michigan State University graduates living in Los Angeles. Since then, DYNMC has produced work for a wide variety of clientele, ranging from Mazda and Mitsubishi to Forbes and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In 2022, Brad co-founded DYNMC Films, a boutique feature film production company focused on making socially impactful and stylistically unique feature films. His most recent narrative work includes the short WEIGHT, which was an official selection at the 2024 Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival and the Montreal International Black Film Festival, as well as Thirst, which he produced in collaboration with 20th Century Studios for Hulu's "Bite Size Halloween" television series alongside visionary writer/director and long-time friend Stefan Dezil. Brad also helped produce and edit Green Day's music video for "Dilemma," which was nominated for "Best Rock Video" at the 2024 VMA Awards. He has also directed several acclaimed music videos for successful recording artists: The Stampeders, The Midnight, FM-84, Ollie Wride, Jay Diggs, W O L F C L U B, Michael Oakley, Parallels, PRIZM, and The New Division. His music videos have been shown at film festivals around the world and have been featured on MTV, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Popdust, and Earmilk. When he's not shooting and directing, Brad DJs and produces electronica as SLACKMACHINE.

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