"The biggest risk is not taking one. Bet on yourself, double down, and make it impossible to lose."
Company
Tourbillion Films™
Brandon Pennick is a self-taught filmmaker, storyteller, and screenwriter with a strong ability to craft immersive narratives that blend historical intrigue, psychological tension, metaphysics, and the unknown. His storytelling style bridges reality and the extraordinary, often exploring themes of perception, power, fringe science, and hidden forces. Through hands-on creative development, he has built a distinctive cinematic voice, with strengths in world-building, genre storytelling, screenwriting, directing, and producing.
His Gothic horror film Sedalia earned critical acclaim on the festival circuit, particularly in Europe, and continues to reach audiences through streaming platforms. He later filmed Maleum’s Crucible in Los Angeles, developing it into a feature exploring metaphysics, power, and perception; the screenplay was officially accepted into the 25th Anniversary Beverly Hills Film Festival.
Brandon is now producing Phenomena, his next feature film currently in pre-production, using Unreal Engine to create an all-CG cinematic world. Set in fictional Spain, the project weaves fringe science, relics of the Reconquista, the Spanish Inquisition, rogue entities, hybrid technologies, and metaphysical mystery into an ambitious genre-defying feature that reflects his commitment to innovative filmmaking and emerging cinematic technologies.
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    MALEUM'S CRUCIBLE (2026)2026
    Feature
    SEDALIA2021
    Short
  • Writer (2 Credits)
    MALEUM'S CRUCIBLE (2025) - Screenplay
    Screenplay
    SEDALIA2021
    Short
  • Writer-Director (1 Credit)
    MALEUM'S CRUCIBLE (2026)2026
    Feature
  • Director (1 Credit)
Official Selection (2025)
MALEUM'S CRUCIBLE (2025) - Screenplay
25th Anniversary Beverly Hills Film Festival (2025)
Beverly Hills, CA
2025
Official Selection (2023)
SEDALIA
Breaking TV Film Festival
London
2023
Official Selection
SEDALIA
Retro Avant Garde Film Festival
Venice
2023
Winner - Best Horror/Suspense (2022)
SEDALIA
Battle fOr The Arts Sealy (BOTA Sealy)
Sealy, TX
2022
Winner - Best of Fest Short (2022)
SEDALIA
Battle fOr The Arts Sealy (BOTA Sealy)
Sealy, TX
2022
Official Selection (2022)
SEDALIA
Holly Weird Film Festival
Hollywood, CA
2022
Official Selection (2022)
SEDALIA
Ealing Film Festival
Ealing, London
2022
Official Selection (2021)
SEDALIA
South Texas International Film Festival
Edinburg, TX
2022
Official Selection (2021)
SEDALIA
Filmocracy Fest
Los Angeles, CA
2021
Official Selection (2021)
SEDALIA
Infinity Film Festival
London
2021
Official Selection (2021)
SEDALIA
Dead Northern Horror Film Festival
North Yorkshire
2021
Official Selection (2021)
SEDALIA
Tucson Terrorfest
Tucson, Arizona
2021
Official Selection (2021)
SEDALIA
Nosferatu Film Festival
London
2021
Official Selection (2021)
SEDALIA
Shockfest Film Festival
New York City
2021
Finalist (2021)
SEDALIA
Austin International Art Festival
Austin, TX
Winner - Best Horror Short (2022)
SEDALIA
Toronto Independent Film Festival of CIFT
Toronto
Winner - Best Horror Film (2022)
SEDALIA
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
Balia
Official Selection (2023)
SEDALIA
Festival Angaelica
Pasadena, CA
Official Selection (2021)
SEDALIA
Fire Island Film Festival
Fire Island, NY
Winner - Best Director (2022)
SEDALIA
London Indie Short Festival
London
Winner - Best Short Crime (2021)
SEDALIA
Cult Movies International Film Festival
London
Finalist (2021)
SEDALIA
Hollywood HorrorFest
Los Angeles, CA
Honorable Mention (2021)
SEDALIA
ATX Short Film Showcase
Austin, TX
Winner - Best Horror Short (2021)
SEDALIA
San Francisco Indie Short Festival
San Francisco, CA
Winner - Best Filmmaker Short Horror - Spring (2022)
SEDALIA
Freewheeling Film Festival
London
Birth Date
September 16, 1986
Current City
Los Angeles, CA
Hometown
Austin, TX
Height
5'11"
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Black
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
"The biggest risk is not taking one. Bet on yourself, double down, and make it impossible to lose."
Company
Tourbillion Films™
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