"A photograph is not only an image (as a painting is an image), an interpretation of the real; it is also a trace, something directly stencilled off the real, like a footprint or a death mask"
- Susan SontagAlthough he now resides in Chicago, Illinois, Brandon Hutchinson is definitely a product of his hometown: Memphis, Tennessee. To Brandon, Memphis is more than just cooked pigs, Three 6 Mafia and Elvis, it is also the home of a small, but tightknit filmmaking community. Brandon's early years as a filmmaker brought him into contact with a bunch of talented filmmakers and instilled in him a do-it-yourself approach to filmmaking, which both confronts and complements his laid back disposition.
Brandon is constanly striving to take his film and video work seriously as art, to respect his audience, and to make enough money to pay his bills. His first goal for a project is that it force him to expand his width and breadth as a human being. To that end Brandon has worked for organizations with a broader social vision like Facing History and Ourselves, Community TV Network, After School Matters, Tha Movement, and The Greater Memphis Arts Council. Brandon has also produced documentary, short and narrative projects which strive to deepen his understanding of the human condition. He recently completed Dollars & Signs, which he also wrote & directed. This Must Be My Lucky Day, which Brandon produced, shot and editied, has been shown at museums in Memphis, New York City, Asheville, N.C. and Switzerland. Brandon also admits that he has substanial experience in the great beast, having shot and/or edited projects for the Memphis & Philadelpia ABC affiliates, the ABC National News, TV5 France, Nike, The National Foundation for Heart Transplants, Hancock Fabrics and The World Famous Rendezvous Restaurant.
Brandon alternates between taking himself too seriously and not seriously enough. If you hit him on the right side of the pendulum swing, you can get him at an inexpensive price.
Hello kid. projects is Brandon's entrepeneurial nom-de-plume. In a world where you either live your business or you live your life, it is a necessity to adopt such tactics to survive.