Bram vandermark

Growing up as the son of a studio artist, Bram learned the value of art, of colours and composition, emotion and meaning, and the power a beautiful image carries. Living in the countryside of rural Missouri while being raised by a creative Dutch father taught him to feel comfortable and at home with the converging of disparate ideas, cultures, thoughts, and perspectives. Bram cut his teeth in the live performance music space, fell in love with directing, and began to explore other kinds of expressions through film. While he deeply enjoys collaborating with musicians, working with actors is his favourite thing to be doing on a film set. He enjoys bringing a poised and precise visual approach, a high level of attention to the edit and sound design process, and a philosophical undertone to his work.

Apart from his work in film, Bram enjoys learning about coffee, clocking miles on his road bike, embedding deeper the city of New York and the people there, reading sci-fi and philosophy, and understanding the way of life Jesus teaches. He is married to his beautiful and brilliant wife, Esther.

Originally from St. Louis, MO, he now lives and works in New York City. 

Bram holds dual citizenship in the Netherlands / E.U. and the U.S.A.

PRESS

Bram’s work has been featured on Vimeo Staff Picks, Director’s Library, Director’s Notes, Nowness, BOOOOOOOM, Beyond the Short, and the Austin Music Video Festival.

Bram was named the Filmsupply “Best New Filmmaker” for 2023.

His films WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste and I CARRY THEM were respectively shortlisted and awarded a silver medal at the 2022 1.4 Awards.