Brit Phelan writes, directs, and stars in her own films.

In Finding Dad, she hires an actress to play herself while searching for the father she hasn’t seen since she was two, turning a personal reckoning into something funny, raw, and painfully honest. Her work captures lived-in moments, awkward silences, half-finished conversations, and messy gestures that reveal who people really are.

Her films mix live-action, graphics, and textures to reel in audiences without losing sight of the humans at the center. She confronts hard truths head-on, asking difficult questions about herself and the world and letting those discoveries shape the story. Phelan has also collaborated with brands including White Claw, Nike, Verizon, Twitter, and Puma, bringing the same curiosity, inventiveness, and emotional clarity to commercial work that she brings to her personal films.