Chris Brandt (born February 4, 1970) is an American filmmaker and cartoonist, director of the documentary Independents, featuring James_C._Kaufman.

[1] Brandt was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, the son of a U.S. diplomat, and spent his youth in several countries.

In 1993, after graduating college, he pursued cartooning on his own, eventually becoming associated with the comic book co-op Puppy Toss in Berkeley, California, and creating the Artfly mini-comics series with fellow cartoonist Jesse Reklaw.

He turned his attentions to film making and video in 2000, creating the celebrated Dance, Voldo, Dance in 2003, the award-winning short film Closing Time in 2005, and the critically acclaimed feature documentary Independents in 2007.

He chauffeured for Karen Black at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.