Bridget Johnson

Dare to Dream. Be true to you. Always move in love. Creating films that build bridges and bring people together.

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Dare to Dream Productions

Bridget Johnson (she/they) is a Chicago-based queer director and writer dedicated to socially-driven storytelling. She founded Dare to Dream Productions at seventeen, won Best Documentary at DePaul University’s Film Festival for Breaking the Barrier, and screened at NFFTY. Her debut short The Girl at the Library has over 1.2 million views on YouTube and has screened at several LGBTQ+ organizations. In her free time, you can catch her skating down Chicago streets, reading tarot at a cafe, or finding her next inspiration for a script.

Director (25 Credits)
Breaking the Barrier
Short, Student
Moved By Love
Documentary, Short
Masterpieces2022
Documentary, Short
"Only Love" by Gem Tree Music Video2021
Music Video, Student
Perimortem2021
Short, Student
Skeletons in the Closet2021
Documentary, Short, Student
A Pandemic Christmas Story2020
Short, Student
The Story of Us2020
Experimental, Short, Student
The Future of Architecture Documentary2019
Documentary
je t'aime2018
Experimental, Short, Student, Other
To Predict or Not to Predict2018
Documentary, Student
Catfish PSA2017
Short, Student, Other
The Girl at the Library2017
Short, Student
Tu Es Belle2017
Short, Student, Other
A Broken Match2016
Short, Student
Love is Bittersweet: A Spoken Word2016
Experimental, Short, Student, Other
Shower Time2016
Short, Student
The History of Me2016
Short, Student
Change Personal Statement2015
Student, Other
Dark Forest2015
Short, Student
Death is not the End2015
Short, Student
Human Machines by Broadside Music Video2015
Music Video, Student
The Three2015
Short, Student
Depressed.Scared.Alone.2014
Short
Human Cher Lloyd Music Video2014
Music Video
Writer (17 Credits)
The Nostalgic Dance
Student, Screenplay, Short Script
"Only Love" by Gem Tree Music Video2021
Music Video, Student
Perimortem2021
Short, Student
A Pandemic Christmas Story2020
Short, Student
The Story of Us2020
Experimental, Short, Student
je t'aime2018
Experimental, Short, Student, Other
To Predict or Not to Predict2018
Documentary, Student
Catfish PSA2017
Short, Student, Other
The Girl at the Library2017
Short, Student
Tu Es Belle2017
Short, Student, Other
A Broken Match2016
Short, Student
Love is Bittersweet: A Spoken Word2016
Experimental, Short, Student, Other
Shower Time2016
Short, Student
The History of Me2016
Short, Student
Death is not the End2015
Short, Student
The Three2015
Short, Student
Human Cher Lloyd Music Video2014
Music Video
Producer (13 Credits)
Breaking the Barrier
Short, Student
Moved By Love
Documentary, Short
"Only Love" by Gem Tree Music Video2021
Music Video, Student
Perimortem2021
Short, Student
Skeletons in the Closet2021
Documentary, Short, Student
A Pandemic Christmas Story2020
Short, Student
The Story of Us2020
Experimental, Short, Student
Misjudged2019
Short, Student
The Future of Architecture Documentary2019
Documentary
je t'aime2018
Experimental, Short, Student, Other
The Girl at the Library2017
Short, Student
Tu Es Belle2017
Short, Student, Other
Human Cher Lloyd Music Video2014
Music Video
Acting (5 Credits)
"Only Love" by Gem Tree Music Video2021
Music Video, Student
The Story of Us2020
Experimental, Short, Student
The Girl at the Library2017
Short, Student
Shower Time2016
Short, Student
The Three2015
Short, Student

Official Selection
"Only Love" by Gem Tree Music Video

MidWest Film Festival
Chicago

2021

Official Selection
"Only Love" by Gem Tree Music Video

CineYouth Film Festival
Chicago

2021

Official Selection
Catfish PSA

All American High School Film Festival
Times Square

2018

Official Selection
Catfish PSA

Golden Lion Film Festival
Cincinnati, Ohio

2018

3rd Place PSA
Catfish PSA

MMEA Film Festival
Naperville, IL

2017

1st Place
Depressed.Scared.Alone.

Schaumburg Teen Film Festival
Schaumburg,IL

2014

Semi-Finalist
The Nostalgic Dance

Newark IFF Youth Festival
Newark, NJ

Selected
The Nostalgic Dance

Gold Reel Student Film Festival

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College

DePaul University

BFA-Concentration in Directing

2017 – 2021

Birth Date

August 19, 1999

Birth City

Overland Park, Kansas

Current City

Chicago, IL

Gender

Other

Ethnicity

White

Eye Color

Hazel

Zodiac Sign

Leo