Writing and Film
Brennan co-wrote the screenplay for the romantic comedy "Love Or Whatever", directed by Rosser Goodman, which made its world premiere at the 2012 Frameline Film Festival. She also appears in the film. Bay Area critic George Heymont praised the film as "a rowdy romp" and "that rare gem: a sexy and intelligent gay romantic comedy." Brennan received the Arizona Commission on the Arts Screenwriting fellowship in 2002, and the following year, she won the Phoenix Film Festival's Best Screenplay award for "The People's Choice". Brennan was honored with the Outfest Screenwriting Lab Fellowship in 2007 for her comic homage to 1980s John Hughes films, "Dramatis Personae". Brennan was named a semifinalist in the Austin Film Festival screenwriting competition for "Dramatis Personae" and "The People's Choice", and in October 2007, the Rhode Island International Film Festival awarded first prize to Brennan and "Dramatis Personae" in their annual screenwriting honors.
As an actor, Brennan made appearances in local Phoenix commercials and made brief appearances in productions such as The Doors, So I Married An Axe Murderer and Itty Bitty Titty Committee. She appears in an acting role in Fernando Perdomo's 2012 music video "Smile".
From 2000-2005, Brennan authored the satirical "Comic Newsbriefs" feature for Eugene, Oregon's Comic News. In 2002 she joined the staff of Phoenix's LGBT-focused Echo Magazine. Brennan is also a contributing editor at the pop-culture web magazine Popshifter.
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