Biography
Brett Whitcomb is a documentary filmmaker with a catalog that oscillates between archive-rich, nostalgic portraits of pop culture, compelling stories of female empowerment, and observational snapshots of underexplored cultures. His 2020 feature, Jasper Mall, premiered at Slamdance and was released on Amazon Prime and PBS. His 2022 feature, Butterfly in the Sky, explores the beloved PBS series Reading Rainbow and its host, LeVar Burton. Butterfly in the Sky premiered at the Tribeca Festival and w...
Complete Filmography
The Spirit of Halloweentown
2024
Director, Cinematography
What kind of people live in a town that revolves around Halloween? In Oregon, the picturesque town of St. Helens was home to the filming of the Disney...
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
Director
Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming “Reading Rainbow!” Such is the beloved ...
Jasper Mall
2020
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
A year in the life of a dying shopping mall.
Lost Weekend
2019
Director, Cinematography
In 1984, two friends from small-town Pennsylvania win an MTV contest and the chance to party with Van Halen for 48 hours.
A Life in Waves
2017
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Explores the life and innovations of composer and electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani.
County Fair, Texas
2015
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
A documentary that explores a year in the lives of four kids from rural Texas as they raise animals to show at a local county fair.
GLOW: The Story of The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
2012
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
The year is 1986. Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW) is about to burst onto the scene as the first ever all-female wrestling show on television. By 1...
The Rock-afire Explosion
2008
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
"The Rock-afire Explosion" is the story of a small-town disc-jockey, a struggling inventor, and an animatronic rock band, that quickly becomes an ecce...