Chris Brandt

• Birth Name — Frederick Christe Brandt • Born — 4 February 1970 • Birthplace — Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. • Cartoonist — y • Write — y • Pencil — y • Ink — y • Alias — F.C. Brandt • Notable Works — Dance, Voldo, Dance • Awards — Longbaugh Film Festival Best Short Film - 2006

Brandt was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, the son of a U.S. diplomat, and spent his youth in several countries. He studied at the University of Maryland and UC Santa Cruz. In 1993, after graduating college, he pursued cartooning on his own, eventually becoming associated with the comic book co-op Puppy Toss in Berkeley, California, and creating the Artfly mini-comics series with fellow cartoonist Jesse Reklaw. He turned his attentions to film making and video in 2000, creating the celebrated Dance, Voldo, Dance in 2003, the award-winning short film Closing Time in 2005, and the critically acclaimed feature documentary Independents in 2007. He chauffeured for Karen Black at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. His feature documentary about Jim Woodring, The Illumination of Jim Woodring, premiered on Comic Book Resources online in 2020.

• Films • The Illumination of Jim Woodring (2020) • Ambien & Aaron (2013) • Independents: A Guide for the Creative Spirit (2007) • Closing Time (2005) • Comic book series • Bainst #1-6, 1996–2004, self-published minicomics • Far Flung, 1999, comic book calendar • Artfly #1-3, self-published minicomics • Television • Comic Book Geeks (2007–2013) • Machinima • Dance, Voldo, Dance (2003)