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Maybe it was growing up in Arkansas as a Canadian, or the summers in rural Ireland with grandparents and extended family, but Daniel has always been drawn to out-of-place characters, unique environments, and the weird, beautiful rhythms of how people talk. As a writer/director, he explores these interests across a range of genres, while always keeping a focus on human issues and the complicated people living them, as well as the hope and humor they find in even the darkest circumstances. He recently directed the true-story feature film "Miss Virginia," starring Emmy-winner Uzo Aduba, Matthew Modine, and Vanessa Williams. The film was listed as a New York Times and USA Today Must-See Fall Movie, won the Audience Award at The Naples Film Festival, and received a limited theatrical release, cable premiere on BET, and streaming deal with Netflix. In addition to being a finalist for The Academy's Nicholl Fellowship for Screenwriting, he was a winner in the Slamdance, ScriptPipeline, and Screencraft competitions for his social-issue-horror script "They Live on Skid Row," chronicling a teen girl's struggle with homelessness via a rip-roaring zombie film. Daniel also explores storytelling as an editor, with ten features under his belt, including horror film "What Lies Below," which quickly became #1 on Netflix, and the upcoming storm-chasing movie "Supercell" starring Alec Baldwin. He hopes to continue telling cinematic, character-driven stories long past the time any sane person would have retired.
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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
DIRECTING
"Miss Virginia"
Audience Award, Naples Film Festival
"Shelter"
Audience Award, Arkansas Cinema Society
Best Narrative Short, Fayetteville Film Festival
Excellence in Filmmaking, Anthem Film Festival
2015 Most Voted Film, The Audience Awards
WRITING
"Shelter Animal"
Finalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowship
"They Live on Skid Row"
Best Horror Feature (3rd), Slamdance
Best Horror Feature, ScreenCraft
Finalist, Script Pipeline
"Snuff Film"
Best Comedy Feature (2nd), Screencraft
Finalist, Austin Film Festival
"Satan In Arkansas City"
Finalist, Script Pipeline
Semi-Finalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowship
Semi-Finalist, Austin Film Festival
Semi-Finalist, Enderby Entertainment Award
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