Brian Robau Brian Robau

Brian Robau is a Cuban American, two-time Student Academy Award winning director. In 2016 he won a Student Academy Award for his film It's Just a Gun which went on to be nominated for a College Television Award and was an Official Selection at the Telluride Film Festival. His film Esta Es Tu Cuba, won a Student Academy Award in 2018, as well as a Student DGA award, a College Television Award, and was licensed by HBO Latino. The film is inspired by his father's story and the over 14,000 Cuban refugee children of Operation Pedro Pan. Other awards include, Best Student Short at the American Pavilion at Cannes, WindRider Best Student Short at Sundance, the HBO Ibero-American Short Film Award at the Miami International Film Festival, and LA Shorts Best of Show. Brian received an M.F.A. in directing from Chapman University's Dodge College of Media Arts. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, he currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.