Brandy Menefee

Brandy Menefee is a Los Angeles-based director / producer / writer / editor who grew up in the house that gave out walnuts on Halloween. She is a lifestyle documentary storyteller and a member of the Producers Guild of America who has has held every production position from PA to EP, and has shot/directed/edited a sizzle reel that sold a TV series. After graduating from Boston's Emerson College with a degree in broadcast journalism, the San Jose, California native started working in local news. Her production background is diverse -- she's worked in film, video, web and apps, network and cable TV, fiction and non-fiction, scripted and non-scripted, long and short format, big budget and low budget. Brandy's career in music television started at MTV News where she wrote and produced segments and specials, and was their west coast gangsta rap reporter. She has toured the country profiling unsigned bands, singers, musicians and MCs, produced concert specials, music competition docu-series, and hit the road with country music's Gretchen Wilson to chronicle a nationwide tour. In the world of food, Brandy directed season 2 of Food Network's Ace of Cakes, co-created and executive produced The Naughty Kitchen With Chef Blythe Beck, and directed some of the country's leading chefs for Panna, a cookbook app named by Apple as one of the best apps of 2012. Brandy's other non-fiction work includes supervising the docu-series Eyewitness War and Kidnap & Rescue, and producing for Amish In The City and Tornado Road. Her web work includes directing and editing 19 videos for AwareAwakeAlive.org's alcohol poisoning awareness campaign, and directing/shooting/editing profiles for company websites. As for feature films, Brandy's tour of duty as Segment Producer on Jackass: The Movie and the blockbuster sequel Jackass Number Two provided her with enough puke, poo and penis footage to last three lifetimes. In addition to directing/producing real-life stories for broadcast, Brandy creates Birthographies ® for private clients -- feature-length documentaries for expecting families as they prepare for and welcome home their newborn babies. She is passionate about profiling people and documenting their milestones.