Dan Sickles (director)

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Dan Sickles
Born
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • Director
  • writer
  • actor
  • producer
Years active2011 – present

Dan Sickles is an American documentary film director, writer, actor and producer.[1] He is best known for his documentaries, Mala Mala and Dina.[2][3] In 2015, he was named in Out magazine's OUT100.[4]

Life and career[]

Sickles was born in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.[5] He earned his BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2010.[6]

Sickles directed, wrote and produced his debut documentary, Mala Mala, along with Antonio Santini, about nine trans-identifying individuals in Puerto Rico, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the runner-up audience award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.[7] In 2015, he directed a short film, I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast, based on the Melissa Studdard poetry collection I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast.[8]

In 2017, Sickles directed and produced his second documentary, Dina, along with Antonio Santini, about a love story between a suburban woman and a Walmart door greeter, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[9]

Filmography[]

Year Title Director Writer Producer Note
2014 Mala Mala Yes Yes Yes Documentary
2015 I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast Yes Yes Short film
2017 Dina Yes Yes Documentary

As actor[]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2014 Nominated Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Mala Mala [10]
Nominated Audience Award [11]
2015 Won Philadelphia QFest First Time Director Documentary [12]
Won Best Documentary
Won Best Director Documentary
2017 Won Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Dina [13]
Won International Documentary Association Best Feature Documentary [14]
Nominated Sheffield Doc/Fest Grand Jury Award [15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Meet the 2014 Tribeca Filmmakers #24: Dan Sickles Stays Up All Night for Drag Shows in 'Mala Mala'". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  2. ^ "Review: 'Mala Mala' Shares Experiences of Being Transgender in Puerto Rico". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  3. ^ "Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini's documentary film 'Dina'". broadstreetreview.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  4. ^ "Out100: Parvez Sharma, Dan Sickles & Antonio Santini". out.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  5. ^ "A Letter from DINA Director Dan Sickles". medium.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  6. ^ "Five NYU Alumni Are Big Winners at Sundance 2017". nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  7. ^ "New Yorkers: If You Don't See MALA MALA This Week, You Might As Well Not See Anything". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  8. ^ "I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast". pw.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  9. ^ "'Dina' Comes to Sundance: "She's a Movie Star, and We Are Her Paparazzi"". sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  10. ^ "Here Are the 12 Films in the World Documentary Competition". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  11. ^ "DOC NYC ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL "40 UNDER 40" LIST". docnyc.net. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  12. ^ "qFLIX Philadelphia 2015 Awards Announced". phillymag.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  13. ^ "2017 Sundance Film Festival Awards: Global Independent Creativity Reaches New Heights". sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  14. ^ "33rd Annual IDA Documentary Awards Honorees". documentary.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  15. ^ "Sheffield Doc/Fest Announces Full Lineup, Including Laura Poitras' 'Risk'". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

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