About

Brandon Dermer grew up like any typical suburban midwestern boy - performing shitty music in an emo band, skateboarding and bmx riding mediocrely, and chugging cans of Mug Root Beer with his deep dish pizza on the reg. One day, Dermer and his friends filmed a music video of their band, and the next a dumb comedy sketch. This is when he quickly realized that his love for filming his average feats was anything but typical. 

From a young age, this love of visual storytelling developed fiercely within Dermer, and today he still doesn’t know who he is unless he’s making films. Dermer started his career making sketch comedy and music videos with his friends. Today he still does that - and so much more. Most recently, he directed his debut feature film “I’m Totally Fine” which features actors Jillian Bell, Natalie Morales, Harvey Guillen, Kyle Newacheck, and Blake Anderson which hit theaters and on demand on November 4th, 2022; as well as directing the first 3 episodes of Showtime’s critically acclaimed “Flatbush Misdemeanors” second season.  

In years past he co-created, executive produced and directed the entire series “What Would Diplo Do?” for Viceland; has directed television for MTV, Comedy Central, and Adult Swim; and been featured at SXSW, MTV's VMAs, Vimeo Staff Pick, Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, AdWeek, The Front Page of Reddit, AV Club, Vulture and many more.

His work will make you cry. In a good way! From laughing too hard, feeling all the feels, seeing yourself in a character on screen (whether that character is a human or some sort of otherworldly creature) - Dermer has mastered the art of creating relatable and hilarious characters. To view all of his music video, commercial, and narrative work click the tabs above, below and beyond!