Brandon is a writer/director who created WHAT WOULD DIPLO DO? with James Van Der Beek at Viceland. The show sold to Spike Jonze and Brandon directed and executive produced the entire first season. Brandon recently directed the first three episodes of seasons 2 of FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS for Showtime. His feature film debut I’M TOTALLY FINE was released theatrically on November 4th, 2022 and now is streaming exclusively on Hulu. The film, written by American Dad!‘s Alisha Ketry and produced by Kyle Newacheck (Murder Mystery, What We Do In The Shadows, Workaholics), stars Jillian Bell (Brittany Runs a Marathon, GodMothered), Natalie Morales (No Hard Feelings, Parks & Rec) Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Blake Anderson (Workaholics) and Karen Maruyama (The Binge 2: It’s A Wonderful Binge). Brandon has directed for Viceland, MTV, Comedy Central, Adult Swim and many others. His music videos and commercials have 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 capturing hundreds of millions of views online. He's directed music videos for Dillon Francis, Panic! At The Disco, Diplo, The Jonas Brothers, Trippie Redd, Thomas Rhett, Young Thugg, Julia Michaels, Noah Cyrus, Nekrogoblikon, and many more. In the commercial space, Brandon has made spots for Intel, LG, Rocket Mortgage, Lenovo, P&G, EA, T-Mobile, Deathwish Coffee, OleHenriksen, Stagecoach Music Festival, Hard Summer Festival, YouTube and more. Brandon currently has active development at CBS Studios and American High. Brandon also recently expanded into non scripted directing the series STUPID F*CKING COOKING SHOW starring Benny Blanco (Dave) & Matty Matheson (The Bear).
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.