After directing television news in New York City, he transitioned to film by starting as a personal assistant to American actor, John Leguizamo.
He is a graduate of Townsend Harris High School and attended Queens College and New York University where he studied video and film production.
It was in California where he was inspired by trends in Japanese horror to write and shoot the j-horror anthology film Tales from the Dead.
Brunner had been interested in investing in motion pictures so he purchased Cuadrado's feature script Dark Desert Highway[3] and financed the thriller Devil May Call starring Corri English, Tyler Mane, and Traci Lords.
[5] He currently resides in Los Angeles where he continues to develop and direct features with manager/producer Deborah Del Prete and Coronet Entertainment.