CHARLES BRADLEY: SOUL OF AMERICA (2012) marks Poull Brien's feature film directorial debut.

Brien met Charles Bradley, the subject of his first feature documentary, while directing the music video for "The World (Is Going Up In Flames)," which nabbed more than 1.5 million views online, was featured in rotation on VH1 and helped catapult the 62-year-old aspiring singer to international fame. He later directed the video for Bradley's "Heartaches and Pain" which premiered on RollingStone.com.

Brien's short narratives and documentaries have played at festivals including SXSW and Tribeca and been licensed for television. For Caroline, a 35 mm short film shot by DP Frank DeMarco (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) was picked up by IFC while Current TV acquired Prom Date, a short documentary on a senior from one of Manhattan's most exclusive private high schools who tried to find her prom date on Craigslist. His short documentary Sundance Celebrity Swag Hunt, following Gary Coleman and Dustin Diamond competing to get the most swag at the Park City fest, premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival and the New York Television Festival and marked the first of many collaborations between Brien and producer Alexander Brough. As a commercial director Brien has worked on various projects for health, real estate, and liquor brands including Bacardi, Bombay Sapphire, Corzo Tequila and Oxley Gin.

A graduate of Northwestern University's Radio, Television and Film program, Brien currently lives in Brooklyn where is he working on the script for his first narrative feature, a thriller set in Mexico.




ABOUT THE PRODUCER/EP

Alex grew up among the mountains of Aspen, Colorado and Vancouver, British Columbia. He started learning about film and the process of production from a young age, working for a production studio in Vancouver at the age of 12. After a career in event planning and promotion, he started working at Studio411, a predominant action sports content provider, as a sales and marketing rep. Recently Alex has been re-inspired by the movie industry. Since September 2010 he has produced six music video's (two featured on Rollingstone.com), five promotional ads, and the feature length documentary, "Charles Bradley: Soul Of America." He is the head of production at The Overthrow Music Authority, and a contributor for TheDailyActivist.com.

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