Brandon Hughes is the founder of Brandon Hughes Productions, and is a multi-hyphenate producer/writer/director/actor from Oakland, CA. He recently graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. He was also a commencement speaker at his graduation ceremony! (View Brandon’s graduation speech under SHORTS)

Brandon has produced, written, and directed for theater, videos, web series, and shorts. Brandon is also the author of the novel, “The Man Behind The Curtain.” A novel used in several middle and high school classrooms. (See: BOOKS)

Most recently Brandon directed and produced his first short documentary film, “In Times Such as These (Revolutionary Leadership in Action.” A film about three Black women who make history as leaders in Berkeley, California as they navigate through a challenging school district.

Perhaps Brandon Hughes is most notable for his one-man show, The Absent Father, the Wayward Son, which he wrote, directed, and performs in. Synopsis: David learned the father he never met was spending the night in his house for years while he slept. He tells how his life would’ve been different had his father just woke him up. The Absent Father, the Wayward Son is a story about love, repentance, forgiveness, and redemption.

“When the dad you’ve never met sleeps under your roof.” —Sacramento Bee

The Absent Father, the Wayward Son

“Thought-provoking!” —USF Prof. James Taylor

Theater patrons:
“This is precisely what brilliance looks like!… I’m hooked now!”

“Wow, I just witnessed the genius of Mr. Brandon Hughes….INCREDIBLE!”  If you haven’t witnessed him for yourself, wait no longer: GO SEE THE NEXT SHOW!”