My Russian friend once described me as the world’s smartest American, but I have trouble telling when Russians are lying, so take that with a grain of salt.

Brendan Steere is an award-winning filmmaker and musician from Billings, Montana.

Since his graduation from the School of Visual Arts in 2013, he has produced and sold two independent feature films, the first of which was his film school thesis and the second of which was the international viral hit The VelociPastor.

He has been written about in Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, and has tangentially influenced Spanish politics.

He lives in Pasadena, CA and has a very cute cat named “Cheddars”.