Prost, Brendan

Brendan Prost is a dogged and unabashedly personal filmmaker from Calgary, currently based in Toronto. He is best known as the creator of four DIY feature films and an eclectic mix of short films and music videos. Most recently his queer character drama, Loretta’s Flowers, was part of Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on Talent showcase at Cannes before premiering at the Edinburgh and Vancouver International Film Festivals, as well as Inside Out in Toronto. In 2019, Brendan directed three new short films, as well as a music video for Nashville-based artist German Error Message. His latest short film, the lyrical Pacific Northwest drama, Bellingham, had its World Premiere at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Brendan graduated with distinction from Simon Fraser University’s School for the Contemporary Arts, and is an alumnus of the Directors’ Lab at the Canadian Film Centre.