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Brian Beker
Santa Monica, CA
Writer, Producer, Director
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Title/Occupation:  Cinematographer  Director  Producer  Writer 
Languages Spoken: French, German, Italian

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Brian wrote, produced and directed Lines of Fire, a feature documentary about revolution and heroin trafficking in Burma. Shot entirely on location in rebel-held territories of Burma during a six-month series of illegal border crossings, Lines of Fire opened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and was selected as the opening night film for the 1991 Academy/UCLA documentary series in Los Angeles. Distributed by First Run Features. Brian was sentenced in absentia to death by the military regime for Lines of Fire - charged with espionage - after footage of captured weapons proved that Sweden was trafficking arms to the military regime for use against civilian populations and resulted in a halting of that traffic.

Brian worked for Greenpeace, planning and executing a mission to film the destruction of the Burmese teak forest. Brian and cameraman Marcus Birsel penetrated 80 kilometers inside Burma along the northwestern border. They were captured by Rangoon troops and escaped.

Last year, Brian wrote, produced (with Tony Bill) and directed the early aviation feature documentary AERO: One Airplane. 100 Years. Principal photography is completed.

Brian assisted Bernardo Bertolucci on Little Buddha in Kathmandu.

In 1997, Brian shot a documentary in Nepal that he believed lost. He worked in aviation for the next 12 years. That footage has now been found, and is now being prepared for the new feature documentary, The Dog in the Clouds.

Brian received his master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.