Before Brinker died suddenly in 2013, he was working with his friend Lloyd Segan on the film Baby Proof.
[1] Brinker made his directorial debut, working with Matt Dillon, Kevin Chapman, and Willem Dafoe, in the feature film Bad Country, which was released in 2014.
[2][3] Brinker was to be presented with the Robert Smalls Indie Vision Award at the 7th annual Beaufort, South Carolina International Film Festival in February 2013.
[5] Since 2013, there has been an annual scholarship given to students from Point Loma High School where Brinker attended, on behalf of the CB Films Foundation to aspiring movie artists.
His sister, Brea Brinker, founded the non-profit in his namesake to keep his legacy alive.