Brett Simon (born November 28, 1973, in Palo Alto, California) is an American commercial, music video and film director.
[3] After making a number of short films, he became an accomplished music video director, working on the videos for Marion Raven's "Break You" and "Here I Am", The Killers' "Somebody Told Me", Polar Bear's "Belly", The Joggers' "Hot Autism", Unwritten Law's "Save Me", Good Charlotte's "The Chronicles of Life and Death", New Found Glory's "It's Not Your Fault", Lostprophets' "A Town Called Hypocrisy", Sugarcult's "Do It Alone", Queens of the Stone Age's "Sick, Sick, Sick, Hoobastank's The Reason, and Rise Against's "Audience of One".
[4] In 2008, Simon directed his first feature film, the Catholic school noir Assassination of a High School President, from Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski's script.
[2] Assassination of a High School President has premiered at the South by Southwest and Sundance Film Festivals.
[1] He has also had journalism stints at the Kitchen Sink, Speak and Fabula magazines.