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Eugen Bräunig

Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Eugen Bräunig is a filmmaker from Bonn, Germany, currently based in Los Angeles, California. He earned a degree in visual communication from the Berlin University of the Arts. In 2014, he moved to New York before eventually settling in Los Angeles.

Bräunig is known for his contributions to several acclaimed documentaries, including: Captive Audience (2022), Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021), and Welcome to Chechnya (2020).

He co-founded Macrofilm, a Los Angeles-based documentary production company specializing in archival research and licensing.

Bräunig views film as both an imaginative and meditative form of expression, capable of encapsulating complex ideas and perspectives. He likens the filmmaking process to a translation from mind to word to sound and images, emphasizing the blend of visionary thinking and serendipity involved. He believes that when executed well, film can reveal profound truths about humanity and the world we inhabit.

Known For

  • A Million Miles Away
  • Harry & Meghan
  • Amy Bradley Is Missing
  • Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
  • Soundbreaking
  • Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
  • A Body In The Snow: The Trial of Karen Read
  • Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
  • Rams
  • Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy
  • The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror
  • Child Star
  • Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter
  • Good Eats: Reloaded
  • Thoughts & Prayers
  • BTS: The Return
  • Dear...

Filmography

2025
The Home Team: New York Jets (TV Series) · as Consulting Producer
2025
Sally · as Co-Producer
2023
2021
2017
Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (TV Series) · as Associate Producer
2016
Soundbreaking (TV Series) · as Associate Producer

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