BIO
JEFFREY BRAVERMAN (b. California) is a visual storyteller, director and producer whose work celebrates the extraordinary lives and behaviors of everyday individuals. He began his career as a photojournalist, and his passion for contemporary storytelling has since expanded into screenwriting and filmmaking. Through these mediums, Braverman explores humanity, culture, and changing social narratives, revealing moments of individuality, complexity, and connection.
Braverman has been commissioned by major brands, and his imagery has been collected and exhibited at the Bolinas Museum, Glasgow Gallery of Photography– Scotland, Harvey Milk Photography Center– SF, International Center of Photography (ICP)– New York, PhotoAlliance SF, Pace Gallery– CO, Photographic Center NW, Seattle Children’s Museum, SFO Museum and Vesta– Los Angeles. Editorial assignments and publications include: Dwell, Esquire, Inked, Taschen, Time and Wired.
His films David, In Brief (2016) and Blow Job (2020)– have screened at international festivals. He is currently writing and developing SALIM, a project based on the life of French-Algerian Jewish singer and queer icon Salim Halali.
Exhibitions
Photo Shows
2026 Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Scotland
Surreal group show
2025 Radium Runway, Alameda
In Plain Site: for a climate positive future
2024 Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco
2023 Pace Gallery, Colorado
The West Through a New Lens group show
2023 2358 MRKT Gallery, San Francisco
Visible group exhibition
2023 Sausalito Center for the Arts
Pride Not Prejudice group exhibition
2023 Lone Star Saloon, San Francisco
Wild West Tarot solo exhibition
2022 VESTA, Los Angeles
Micro group exhibition
2020 International Center of Photography, New York
Global Images for Global Crisis group exhibition
2020 Photo Alliance, San Francisco
Bay Area Current(ly) exhibition
2018 Office of Senator Scott Wiener, San Francisco
QUEERKY group exhibition
2017 San Francisco LGBT Center Gallery
David, In Brief: Portraits solo exhibition
2017 Art Saves Lives Gallery
David, In Brief: Portraits pop-up show
Film Festivals & Residencies
2025 Claude Miller Residency France
Writing Residency: SALIM
2025 Latitude For Art, Los Angeles
Solo Residency: SALIM
2025 VALENCE SCÉNARIO, France
Plume de Cristal for Best Series: SALIM
2020 Way Out West Film Festival, Albuquerque
Official Selection: Blow Job
2020 Frameline 44, San Francisco
Official Selection: Blow Job
2020 OUTshine Film Festival, Miami/FLL
Official Selection: Blow Job
2018 Boston Jewish Film Festival, Boston
Official Selection: David, In Brief
2018 North Carolina LGBT Film Festival, Durham
Official Selection: David, In Brief
2018 Out Film Connecticut, Hartford
Official Selection: David, In Brief
2018 Fairy Tales Film Festival, Calgary, Canada
Official Selection: David, In Brief
2018 Mix Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Official Selection: David, In Brief
2017 Cinema Diverse, Palm Springs
Official Selection: David, In Brief
2017 Way Out West LGBT Film Festival, ABQ
Official Selection: David, In Brief
2017 Frameline 41, San Francisco
Official Selection: David, In Brief
