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Meet Our Dreammakers

Sony brings together some of the most talented current and future generations of dreamers and filmmakers. Passionate about how they create visual stories that resonate with their audience, they share their unique experiences and perspectives on how they create masterpieces in fiction and non-fiction. Watch this space as we release the latest videos from our Dreammakers, and discover what makes them great storytellers.

Go on an endless world tour with nomadic filmmaker Brandon Li

Brandon Li

Film Director

With a uniquely personal, up-close and high-energy style, Brandon creates diverse and unpredictable montages of people from around the world.

The American Filmmaker specialises in short films about world cultures and has won numerous awards including a Webby, Vimeo's Best of the Year, Smithsonian Institute's "Smithsonian in Motion" Award, as well as features by National Geographic, BBC and TEDx Talks.

Having travelled to over 40 countries and living nomadically for the last 7 years, Brandon stays highly mobile and loves to travel light, preferring to shoot with what he can carry in a backpack.

American Filmmaker Brandon Li uses the Sony Alpha 7S III Camera to create award-winning short films.

American Filmmaker Brandon Li uses the Sony Alpha 7S III Camera to create award-winning short films.

American Filmmaker Brandon Li uses the Sony Alpha 7S III Camera to create award-winning short films.

Discover the ‘Crossroads’ with Brandon

Behind the scenes with Brandon Li

Brandon's gear

Explore the Sony Alpha 7S III Camera features.

Alpha 7S III

Features

Exmor R Full-frame Image Sensor with Fast Hybrid AF and enhanced Real-time Eye AF

Movie-making with 4K 120p, 10-bit 4:2:2 recording capability

Ultra-high sensitivity with ISO range expandable from 40 - 409,600

Precise autofocus with the Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM Lens.

FE 24mm F1.4 GM

Features

G Master F1.4 wide prime lens

DDSSM (Direct Drive SSM) for quiet, precise autofocus

Two XA (extreme aspherical) elements and circular 11-blade aperture

Fast, silent autofocus with the Sony Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA Lens

Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA

Features

ZEISS F1.4 standard prime lens

ZEISS T* Coating reduces flare and ghosting

SSM (Super Sonic wave Motor) for fast, silent autofocus

Focus with higher resolution using the Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM Lens

FE 135mm F1.8 GM

Features

G Master F1.8 telephoto prime lens

XD Linear Motor offering excellent response and fast, precise, quiet AF

XA elements and Super ED glass for high resolution throughout the image area

The Dreammakers

Meet award-winning American filmmaker Brandon Li.

Meet film director Ian Nieuwenhuizen and documentary filmmaker Adi van der Walt.

Ian Nieuwenhuizen Adi van der Walt

Meet South African film director Jacques Crafford.

Jacques Crafford

Meet Khalifa, an Egyptian travel and lifestyle filmmaker and content creator.

Meet filmmaker Mark Issa, a New York Film Academy and Toronto Film School graduate.

Meet multi-award-winning South African filmmaker Ofentse Mwase.

Meet Ray Kay, a passionate storyteller and filmmaker dealing with soul-stirring stories.

Meet Redscope Films, a boutique production studio based in Sydney.

Meet Salma Elkashef, an Egyptian filmmaker and woman who believes art can change the world.

Meet filmmakers Luke Bell and Hloni Coleman, the duo behind XCIV Pictures.