Director's Bio

Brian Robau is a Cuban-American, two-time Student Academy Award winning director. In 2016 he won a Student Academy Award for his film It's Just a Gun which went on to be nominated for a College Television Award and was an Official Selection at the Telluride Film Festival. His recent film Esta Es Tu Cuba, won a Student Academy Award in 2018, as well as a Student DGA award, a College Television Award, and was nominated for a Student BAFTA. The film is inspired by his father’s story and the story of the over 14,000 Cuban refugee children of Operation Pedro Pan. It is currently available on HBO Latino and HBOMAX. Other awards include, Best Student Short at the American Pavilion at Cannes, WindRider Best Student Short at Sundance, and winner of the HBO Ibero-American Short Film Award at the Miami Film Festival, LA Shorts Best of Show, SCAD Global Shorts Best in Show and Best Student Film at the SCAD Film Festival, two-time winner of Best Student Short at the Ojai Film Festival.

 

Brian received an M.F.A. in directing from Chapman University's Dodge College of Media Arts. Born and raised in Miami, FL, he currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.