Brooke Sebold

Brooke Sebold is an American nonbinary filmmaker. They are known most for their work as co-director of the documentary film Red Without Blue, and as co-producer and editor of the documentary feature Framing Agnes (2022). Career Sebold grew up in Tucson, Arizona. They hold a BA from Brown University, and an MFA from Columbia University.

Filmmaking Sebold has directed a number of short films including Brotherhood (2008), The Last Cigarette (2009), After The Snow (2011), and Grandma Bruce (2023). In 2006, Sebold co-directed their first feature documentary Red Without Blue, which won the audience award at the Slamdance Film Festival and the Jury Award at the Frameline Film Festival. In 2023, Sebold joined forces with Second Peninsula on the series I Changed My Mind, which Sebold created and hosts. I Changed My Mind received the Intellectual Humility grant from The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, and was named a Silver Award Winner at the Anthem Awards honoring mission driven work that has a social impact.

Editing Sebold has worked in post-production for over 20 years, beginning their career as an assistant editor at Citizen Film (Let’s Get Real). Much of Sebold’s work focuses on issues of gender and identity, including feature films Alaska Is A Drag, Someone Else, and Framing Agnes. Brooke also edits the Emmy nominated series Brief But Spectacular, which airs weekly on PBS NewsHour.

Frameline Film Festival Jury Award

Slamdance Film Festival Audience Award

Inside Out Film and Video Festival Best Documentary

Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Best Documentary 2009

Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films Student Award Brotherhood 2011

Florida Film Festival Special Jury Award After the Snow 2023 Anthem Awards Awareness Categories (For Profit) I Changed My Mind