Brittan is an archivist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles.
She works with artists to preserve and tell their stories.
Her projects center memory work as a means of connection with the past, ourselves, and each other.
Archival screen content at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour, 2016.
A favorite still from 16mm behind the scenes footage on the set of Pee-wee's Playhouse. From Paul Reubens' archive.
JUNE (2024) tells the long-overdue story of June Carter Cash in her own words using archival footage. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Music Documentary.
FREE CHOL SOO LEE tells the story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American who was falsely convicted of a 1973 murder in San Francisco, and the grassroots movement to free him. It won the Best Historical Documentary Emmy in 2024.
IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL (2024). Piecing together decades of archival footage, this documentary follows the singers/songwriters of the groundbreaking folk-rock duo, The Indigo Girls.
Pamela: A Love Story (2023) follows the life of pop culture icon Pamela Anderson, including never-before-seen archival footage and personal journals.
Directed by Amy Poehler, LUCY AND DESI (2022) explores the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing for a Nonficton Program
Filmmaker Abigail Disney examines income inequality at her family's company, asking why the American dream seems so out of reach for so many.
PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF is a two part HBO Original Documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2025. It tells the story of Paul Reubens and his alter ego Pee-wee Herman.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z perform in front of their own never-before-seen archival footage at the ON THE RUN TOUR, 2018.