Brenna Goodwin-McCabe
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Brenna Goodwin-McCabe is a versatile writer and director with a keen interest in media adaptation.
In 2019, she was awarded a prestigious Social Sciences and Humanities Research grant for her thesis on Mary Shelley and Guillermo del Toro, which she completed as part of her Masters of English degree at the University of British Columbia. Her writing on science fiction, fantasy, and horror cinema has been presented at McGill, Dalhousie, and the University of British Columbia.
Brenna established Hearth Pictures in 2020 with her first horror short, "Half Full" (2021), followed by "The Still" (2022). "Half Full" won honourable mention at the 2022 Vancouver Badass Film Festival, and "The Still" premiered at the Toronto Indie Horror Festival in 2022. She went on to write, direct, and executive produce the surreal horror short "I Can't Go On" (2023) in partnership with the Crazy8s organization. Most recently, Brenna wrapped filming on a drama short titled "Reset", about a woman confronting past trauma.
In addition to filmmaking, Brenna publishes film analysis through her film blog "You Remind Me of the Frame" (youremindmeoftheframe.ca), writing about some of her favourite works. These include "Phantom of the Paradise", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Twin Peaks", and "Labyrinth".
In 2019, she was awarded a prestigious Social Sciences and Humanities Research grant for her thesis on Mary Shelley and Guillermo del Toro, which she completed as part of her Masters of English degree at the University of British Columbia. Her writing on science fiction, fantasy, and horror cinema has been presented at McGill, Dalhousie, and the University of British Columbia.
Brenna established Hearth Pictures in 2020 with her first horror short, "Half Full" (2021), followed by "The Still" (2022). "Half Full" won honourable mention at the 2022 Vancouver Badass Film Festival, and "The Still" premiered at the Toronto Indie Horror Festival in 2022. She went on to write, direct, and executive produce the surreal horror short "I Can't Go On" (2023) in partnership with the Crazy8s organization. Most recently, Brenna wrapped filming on a drama short titled "Reset", about a woman confronting past trauma.
In addition to filmmaking, Brenna publishes film analysis through her film blog "You Remind Me of the Frame" (youremindmeoftheframe.ca), writing about some of her favourite works. These include "Phantom of the Paradise", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Twin Peaks", and "Labyrinth".