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Brad Bailey is a New York and Los Angeles based independent filmmaker that is originally from Moultrie, GA. A graduate of Yale and Princeton Universities in the United States, Brad Bailey has worked on independently produced short films and has worked moderating political and social films around the world. He has held internships at the British House of Commons in London and the White House in Washington, DC. He has also worked with the former Governor of New Jersey, James McGreevey and the former Mayor of Atlanta, Andrew Young.
Past video works have included a one on one interview with Ralph Nader during the U.S. Presidential election of 2000, a videotaped discussion about sexuality with fundamentalist Muslims, and “Living Room Chats”- a discussion with people under 30 about the vital social issues of the day. In his 2005 documentary, The Madagascar Chronicles, he chronicled the struggles of a remote village in the rain forest of Madagascar, showcasing the country’s fight against poverty and deforestation. His work in Madagascar was featured in Washington D.C’s City Paper weekly magazine in August 2005.
His latest 2007 project, “24 Hours in Labrador”, spotlights, with photographer Andrew Rinkhy, the issues facing the town of Labrador City, Canada in one 24 hour period. In -33 degree temperatures (Celsius), he interviews mine workers on strike at the largest Iron Ore plant in North America, follows the world longest snowmobile race, and showcases the history and current political issues in one of the most remote regions in the world.
Brad has also appeared as a contestant on the American game show Wheel of Fortune, was named one of Ebony Magazine’s 50 Future Leaders of Tomorrow, appeared on screen in feature films “A Beautiful Mind” and “Brother to Brother”, and was the Host and MC for two of the Bravo Network’s major publicity launches for its top two fall 2004 shows- Project Runway and Queer Eye for the Straight Girl. He has done major interviews with CNN, NBC, Bloomberg Television, and interviewed on two BBC radio programs aired in London and India.