Brendan Cleary has been writing since he was young and has written scripts for movies, TV show episodes, theatrical productions, and short films. He started out directing in grade school when he made small short films with friends in his neighborhood. He's directed many different short films as well as a staged production of The Jungle Book for his high school Saint Patrick High School after he already graduated. He edits all of his short films and projects himself and has even done work for Northeastern Illinois University editing trailers for some classes. He has done some photography for friends of his and has a passion for unique and interesting visuals. He is currently working on his latest short film The Forest of Forgiveness is OUT NOW. 

A Photo of Brendan from back in kindergarten next to a director's chair. He already knew what he wanted to be.

A screenshot of Brendan in a short he wrote and directed all the way back in 2009.

A screenshot of Brendan from a video project from high school that he directed and edited.

A screenshot form a short staged production of a script Brendan wrote and directed about a detective and his ditzy assistant.

A photo of a scene that Brendan (Bottom Left) acted in for the House Theatre Intensive at Saint Patrick High School.

A photo of another scene that Brendan (Right) acted in for the second year of the House Theatre Intensive at Saint Patrick High School

A photo from the production of The Jungle Book that Brendan Cleary directed for Saint Patrick High School.

A screenshot from Brendan's 2022 short film The Vase (Nerf Battle). This one was a passion project of his that he wrote back in 2017 and is out now.