creative projects
In addition to writing, speaking, and acting, Brian enjoys creating his own film and video projects that carry inspiring, positive, and heartfelt messages. His most recent short film project was Searching for Happiness. The story focuses on an unhappy man, alone and unloved, who struggles to find meaning in his black-and-white reality. Over the course of a day, he learns that it is through kindness and our connection to others that we find true happiness.
Brian also created the award-winning short, Guitar Man, a movie project that he wrote, produced, and acted in that was filmed in downtown Reno, Nevada. Brian wrote the film based on a dream that he had. He wanted to share the message that we all have a lot in common and that our true gifts reside within ourselves. Guitar Man was well received. It was accepted to 11 movie festivals, was a winner at the Love Unlimited Film and Art Festival, won an honorable mention prize in the narrative short category at the 2011 Los Angeles Movie Awards, and won a Golden Reel Award from the Nevada Film Festival.
Brian also loves to create spoken word videos featuring his writings in a variety of unique ways. You can find all of these and more on his YouTube channel. Feel free to share them around to spread the good vibes!
short films
Telling a story that shares the importance of helping others and the fulfillment and joy that comes with serving in this way, is what Brian had in mind when he wrote, Searching for Happiness.
People chase happiness in many ways and often never find it. By using the black and white/color dichotomy along with a simple and powerful piano score it was Brian’s intent that each viewer be moved by the deeper level of the message and fully understand the meaning by the end of the film. Brian also dipped his toes in the old silent film genre because he is a huge fan. With the invaluable help of the amazing young filmmaker Nye Green who was director of photography as well as co-director, Brian hopes this short film serves as a reminder of the power of a random act of kindness.
Searching for Happiness was picked up by Gaia (Conscious Media company) to air on their website as well as to be part of their Spiritual Cinema Circle subscription program. We are pleased and honored to be able to share this film giving it a much broader viewing demographic.
searching for happiness
A New Short Film Showing You How to Find Happiness Within
guitar man
This street musician might just change how you see the world.
Brian’s very first video project was a movie short filmed in downtown Reno, NV. called Guitar Man. The movie was written, produced, and acted in by Brian with the idea of sharing many valuable messages. It tells the story of a down on his luck blues guitar player who plays for money at night on the streets of Reno and his interactions with others. Although on the surface he doesn’t have much, that doesn’t stop him from sharing the messages, “that we all have a lot in common,” “the value of giving,” and “that our true gifts reside within ourselves.”
The movie was filmed and directed by the very talented Michael Sweeney of Everything to Nothing Studios.
collaborations
Brian has had the pleasure of working with viral inspirational thought leaders Prince EA and Jay Shetty in a number of videos.
Ever since Brian was three years old and told his mother that he was put here to “inspire people,” it has been his goal to create and share inspiring, positive, and thought-provoking media with others. With this in mind, Brian founded Reawaken Media and will be releasing some of his work under the Reawaken Media brand, establishing it as a name to trust for books, film and video.
Reawaken Media creates conscious, inspiring, and thought-provoking content designed to powerfully wake up the world through the written, visual, and spoken word.