The FilmMaker (Brad j. bennett)
Brad is an Emmy-nominated producer based in Virginia. His first feature documentary, Forgive–Don’t Forget, chronicles the search for a family on the other side of the world in order to return an heirloom taken during World War II. The film won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2017 Guam International Film Festival. Forgive–Don’t Forget was acquired by Gravitas Ventures in 2018 and released on Hulu in the U.S. and on The Roku Channel and TVP, internationally. Bennett has been featured in The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and the Int’l Documentary Association. His work has been supported by PBS, Southern Documentary Fund, Virginia Film Office, and the UCLA Documentary Film Legal Clinic.
the production company
Shaking Hands Productions, LLC is an international award-winning filmmaking company based in Central Virginia. Known for fresh visuals through our cinematography, as well as in our editing, Shaking Hands Productions has been aesthetically captivating audiences for the past decade. We are a full service production house offering a wide range of video services from pre-production to post.
Awards
2022 Grant Recipient | Virginia Humanities
2020 Bronze Telly Award | The Telly Awards
2019 Prod. Grant Recipient | Southern Documentary Fund
2017 Best Documentary Feature | Guam Int'l Film Festival
2017 Silver Addy Award | American Advertising Awards
Services
Documentary
Commercial
Non-Profit
Promotional
Educational
