ADAM BROOKS

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Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Adam Brooks dreamed of drawing comic books for a living before he set his sights on the world of fine arts. He exhibited his oil paintings at The Gallery and the Winnipeg Art Gallery among others before ever stepping foot on a film set. In 2006 he formed the filmmaking collective ASTRON-6 with four of his closest friends. Their films have been exhibited all over the world, most notably at The Toronto International Film Festival (2014) and The Sundance Film Festival (2019.) Adam has appeared in multiple films as an actor including 'Stump The Guesser' by Guy Maddin and the Johnson bros, and 'Psycho Goreman' by Astron-6 Alum Steven Kostanski. In 2019 Adam won the Best Actor award at The Gimli Film Festival for the Astron-6 picture 'Chowboys' and in 2022 he won Best Manitoba Director for his documentary 'Cliff: a Portrait of an Artist.' When he's not working he still finds time to draw and paint. One of his illustrations was recently featured on an episode of Amazon's 'The Boys' (s03e02). He still dreams of drawing comic books (or making movies) for a living and continues to make films and animations with his two sons in Winnipeg (see - 'Pandemic Bear' on Youtube).