Category archives: Filmmaker

  • H.O.M.E. - a Home Grown Independent Film, Part 1

  • 10 years ago
  • Many thanks to Art For Progress for creating this forum to allow it's artists/bloggers a platform to discuss their  multi -creative disciplines as well as specific works of art . I've been a member/artist of AFP for a long time and have happily witnessed their growth over their ten years! As a NYC independent filmmaker for 20 years, I'm glad they asked me to blog about film.  Being new to blogging, I was at first excited then nervous. This was due to the many different directions I could take. So I feel the best way to start is from my own experience in directing my first full length feature film entitled "H.O.M.E." Not to get into my filmography/resume too much but I've been writing, producing and directing short films for 20 years. I've worked in the industry on production crews for most of that span which also includes many various other roles I've played whether in post production, programming  or even assisting in running film festivals! Let's just say instead of getting the "ol feet wet" I jumped into the pool and have been swimming ever since. In recent years, I'd been focusing more on my own personal projects to cultivate that "dream career" of being an artist/filmmaker in NYC. Well everyone knows by now how difficult that can be and so you better know how to "hustle" in order to juggle your creative aspirations with the reality of living in the most  artistically competitive places on earth.  With the personal projects, i.e. short films, I was able to hone in [...]

  • Biography

  • Daniel is an award winning filmmaker who through the early exploration of identity,found his reality through the lenses of contrast. Since then he's found success in the many genres he's crossed While graduating from the School Of Visual Arts,Daniel worked for acclaimed executive producer Ben Barenholtz (BARTON FINK)during which he wrote/produced and directed several diversified short films, including BUTTERCUP, which toured German movie theatres in 1997 & 1998 as part of the “BLUE HEARTS OF N.Y.” traveling festival of short films (distributed by MOP Distribution, Germany). Daniel's next film, (the B/W) KINGS, featured in THE FACE magazine, had the honor of closing the 1997 Hero Festival in New Zealand. His follow up, PACIFIER (Producer), praised by Chris Gore, played to sold out festival screenings including Slamdance, while winning the GRAND JURY AWARD at the Micro-Cine Fest 2000. (distributed on the Xperimental Eros compilation by Other Cinema Distribution) In 2001, Daniel completed the award winning 10,082,an experimental documentary as well as STICKERS-2004 which picked up an award for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and was favorably featured on IFC News. Along with commissioned & award winning experimental horror films ( EPISODE 22 & EPISODE 21), Daniel finished the festival circuit in 2011 showcasing LALO, which had received the BEST SHORT FILM award from HBO/NY Latino International Film Festival (2009) and went on to be licensed & nationally broadcast on[...]

  • Video

  • Episode 22 (mis_ing) Episode 21 ( the Hidden) Trailer for H.O.M.E. Pt1 Trailer for the award winning short film, LALO Interview on SiTv ( Nuvo Tv)

  • Links

  • Gashouse Films http://homeacronymfilm.com  

  • Contact

  • gashousefilms@gmail.com Gashouse Films P.O. Box 635, New York, NY, 10014