Daniel J. Egbert

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Known forDirecting

GenderMale

Place of birthNew York

Known credits7

Biography

Daniel J. Egbert is a student Emmy nominated filmmaker, a finalist in the 2024 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, and 2023 Academy Nicholl Fellowship. He is the 2021 recipient of the Richard P. Rogers Spirit Of Excellence Award For Directing presented by AFI Fest, and one of twelve directors selected for the seventh annual CAA Moebius Showcase. Originally from New York, Daniel left home at seventeen to join the United States Marine Corps Infantry. He served four deployments including both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Daniel’s work explores loss of control, and how trauma complicates b…