Braden Barty
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Braden Barty (born July 24, 1970) is an American director of music videos and documentaries most notably Far Away Eyes and Spirit Space(2008). He is also Owner and founder of WireWerks Productions.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Barty was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in North Hollywood. His father, Billy Barty was an American film actor, entertainer and activist and one of the most famous 20th century people with dwarfism. His mother (also a dwarf), Shirley Bolingbroke, was a graphic design artist and a graduate from The California Institute of Arts. Barty is a film graduate from the University of Utah
[edit] Career
After graduating from college in 1996, Barty returned to L.A. to pursue a career in Hollywood. For three years he worked as an Assistant Director on Low Budget films and TV shows. Barty founded B & B Entertainment in 1999 later known as WireWerks productions[1] which is based out of Studio City, California.
His 1996 film documentary Far Away Eyes; A portrait of Autism, won first place at the Utah Film Front Festival and was sold to Video Distributor Chip Taylor Communications.
He has worked with behind the scenes videos with various artist such as Fall Out Boy, Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, NeYo, The O.C. Supertones, Rhianna, Thrice, Deftones. His latest music video he directed himself was for American Idol Star, Brooke White’s song “Free”.
In 2006 Barty teamed up with 3 time WCW Champion Diamond Dallas Page and Co-Produced and Directed his successful seven set YRG workout videos.
In 2005, Barty began shooting his metaphysical documentary, Spirit Space. The film is based on Quantum Physics, Life after Death and the realities of Consciousness. In March 2008 the highly anticipated film featuring, Fred Alan Wolf, Edgar Mitchell, and Don Miguel Ruiz was released to an eager audience
[edit] Personal Life
He is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a two year mission in Salvador, Brazil from 1990-1992. Barty currently resides in Studio City with his wife Michelle and son Jonah.
