Russell Brown is a filmmaker from

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. He is known for writing and directing the films ''Loren & Rose'' (2021), ''The 44 Scarves of Liza Minnelli'' (2019), ''Search Engines'' (2016), ''Annie and the Gypsy'' (2012), ''The Blue Tooth Virgin'' (2008), and ''Race You to the Bottom'' (2005). Brown has also directed a number of

documentaries A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in term ...

and

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

Education and career

Brown attended the

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(USC) where he graduated

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in 1997 with a BA in Critical Studies. While at USC, Brown interned at Mandalay Entertainment Group. He has served as a creative executive at

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with Laura Ziskin Productions and at

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with Saturday Night Live Studios.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Russell American documentary film directors American documentary film producers Film directors from Los Angeles University of Southern California alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people