The ESO Files:
About Me
Brianna has been interested in film and television from a young age. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Muhlenberg College with a B.A. in Film Studies and Theatre (Directing concentration) in 2020. At Muhlenberg she had the opportunity to study a number of genres and styles of film through her classes. For her senior thesis she examined the franchising of Cult Cinema and the impact it has on the film industry.
Since graduating, she has been working in the Marketing and Advertising industry. She worked for Rivet, a MIT start up, running their social media and marketing campaigns for a year. Currently, she works as a Media Planner for EssenceMediaCom. Additionally, through her freelance videography and editing service – Ennis Productions – she has created videos for various local businesses.
Ennis Productions
As a freelance videographer and editor, Brianna has partnered with various local businesses to create promotional and educational videos.
She created a 4 part doc-series about the founding of ESO Artisanal Pasta, The ESO Files, which focuses on Executive Chef and Co-Founder, AJ Sankofa. The first 3 parts focus on his early experiences working in a professional kitchen and his training in Italy at The Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners. The final installments focuses on how ESO was born during the mist of a global pandemic.
She has an ongoing collaboration with Destiny Training Partners, creating leadership and technical training videos. Past series include Leadership 102, Conflict Resolution, Technical Cleaning of Patient Rooms, among others. These videos are distributed by Pineapple Academy and used for training purposes at a variety of institutions across the country.
Theatre
Brianna has been involved in theatre since she was a young girl. Her training first began at Mayo Performing Arts Center taking acting classes at the age of 6. Throughout high school her passion for the arts was further curated at MPAC as a member of the Performing Arts Company and by participating in their Mainstage Youth Musical each spring. Additional she worked as a Teaching Assistant at the Performing Arts School after school and during the summer.
At Muhlenberg she had the opportunity to direct a play for the first time. In the Spring of 2017 she directed “3AM Wake Up Call” by E.R. Schultz for the Red Door Play Festival. Throughout college she worked behind the scenes on multiple shows in various capacities.
Her senior year she directed “Portrait of a Madonna” by Tennessee Williams for the MTA Studio Productions.