Meet Kai Brown

We recently connected with Kai Brown and have shared our conversation below.

Kai, so great to have you with us and we want to jump right into a really important question. In recent years, it’s become so clear that we’re living through a time where so many folks are lacking self-confidence and self-esteem. So, we’d love to hear about your journey and how you developed your self-confidence and self-esteem.

My confidence in creativity comes from being okay with not knowing. I love not knowing where a project or idea will go. I just know I will follow where it wants to go, finding the right people, skills, and time that it needs. So I try to get out of the way and let the idea grow. That way, it’s not me but the art that’s creating itself. I just get to be along for the ride.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I am a screenwriter, filmmaker, and accidental comic writer. I started writing scripts in elementary school, imagining shots and auditioning neighbors to act out scenes camera-less. I studied film in college and worked in the industry as a script reader. And always have at least one parallel film being created alongside my day-to-day reality.

I had one project — SOUL CATCHERS — that wanted to be a graphic novel, not a film from the start. So I followed it, did an intensive conference in NYC to learn the craft and meet people, and then turned that story into a graphic novel script. I loved it. And I loved making the already efficient screenplay format even cleaner and simpler. The economy and inherently visual nature of comics really connected with me. So I started writing more comics and joined the Apollo City imprint of Lesser Known Comics.

Between short films and comics, I’ve been lucky and thrilled to get to bring ideas into the world with other creatives. And I am really excited to shoot my first feature INDIGO HOUR in 2025.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Looking back, willingness to not know, let the idea guide, and be open to true collaboration are the three qualities that have helped my journey making art so far.

For those early in their journeys, I would say just get out there and make stuff. Meet other artists. Don’t worry about making “bad” art. Just make what you feel called to make. The right people, resources, and means will find you. But you have to be out there, being vulnerable in creating, for them to do so.

How can folks who want to work with you connect?

I am always looking for new creative partners. Filmmaking is awesome because it touches so many arts — writing, cinematography, costumes, make-up, set design, acting, visual arts, lighting, sound, music, even food. I absolutely love learning new areas or new areas of arts I play in already and seeing what we can make.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://kaimedia24.com
• Instagram: kaimedia24