Jeff Daniels (director)

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Jeff Daniels (born 1978) is an American-Australian documentary film director and producer.

Early life

Daniels was born in 1978 and raised in

Queens, New York. He moved to Australia in 2001 and now lives in Melbourne.[1]

Career

Daniels made his first film, The 10 Conditions of Love over seven years while working as a school teacher in Melbourne.[1] An observational film about exiled Uyghur activist and human rights leader, Rebiya Kadeer,[2] the film made international headlines after Chinese hackers attacked the Melbourne International Film Festival website, in an attempt to disrupt its screening.[3] Several Chinese directors withdrew their films from the festival in response to the planned screening of Daniels' film.[4]

Fair Game follows the life and career of AFL footballer, Héritier Lumumba[5] who spoke out about racism in the Collingwood Football Club.[6] The film uncovered systemic racism present within the club and was cited in a subsequent review into the club's response to incidents of racism and cultural safety.[7] The report found the club was "at best ineffective, or at worst exacerbated the impact of the racist incidents".[8] A week after the report's findings were leaked, the club's president Eddie McGuire resigned.[8]

Mother with a Gun won Best Australian Documentary at the 2016

DOC NYC.[10] The film follows leader of the Jewish Defense League, Shelley Rubin, on her path to violent extremism.[10]

RiverRun Film Festival.[14]

Filmography

Feature-length films

Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2022 Television Event Uranium International Film Festival Best Feature Documentary Won[15]
2021 Television Event Cinema for Peace Foundation Award for Most Valuable Documentary Nominated[16]
2021 Television Event Atom Award for Best History Documentary Nominated[17]
2021 Television Event Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Award for Best Documentary Feature Nominated [18]
2021 Television Event Sydney Film Festival Award for Best Australian Documentary Nominated[19]
2021 Television Event Philadelphia Film Festival Award for Best Feature Documentary Nominated[20]
2021 Television Event Newport Beach Film Festival Award for Best Feature Documentary Nominated[21]
2021 Television Event Footcandle Film Festival Audience Favourite Feature Award Won[22]
2021 Television Event Sidewalk Film Festival Programmers' Feature Film Award Won[23]
2021 Television Event RiverRun Film Festival Award for Best Director of a Documentary Feature Won[14]
2021 Television Event Full Frame Center for Documentary Filmmakers Award Nominated
2018 Fair Game Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Director Nominated[24]
2018 Fair Game Atom Award for Best Social & Political Issue Documentary Nominated[25]
2016 Mother with a Gun Antenna Award for Best Documentary Won[9]
2011 The 10 Conditions of Love Bellingham Film Festival Audience Award for Best Film Won[26]
2010 The 10 Conditions of Love Atom Award for Best Social & Political Issue Documentary Won[27]
2010 The 10 Conditions of Love Inside Film Awards Independent Spirit Award Nominated [26]
2010 The 10 Conditions of Love FCCA Award for Best Documentary Director Nominated [26]
2010 The 10 Conditions of Love Melbourne International Film Festival Audience Award Nominated[28]

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile Jeff Daniels". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Jeff Daniels". Mountain Film. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Chinese hack into film festival site". The Age. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ "We are all Melburnian". The New Yorker. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "What's on TV: Sunday, September 3". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Nathan Buckley confrontation was the final straw at Collingwood for Heritier Lumumba". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Do Better - Final Report" (PDF). UTS. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Eddie McGuire speaks for first time after Collingwood exit, denies Magpies board pushed him to resign". ABC News. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Mother with a Gun". Antenna Festival. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Mother with a Gun". DOC NYC. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Nuclear War On ABC & A High-Strung 'Romeo And Juliet'-Style Melodrama Highlight Two Promising Tribeca Sales Prospects". Deadline. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  12. ^ "'Television Event': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Awards". RiverRun Film Festival. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. ^ "International Uranium Film Festival 2022 Award Winners". 3 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Cinema for Peace Awards IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Television Event Atom Awards". Atom Awards. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Hot Springs Festival". Television Event.
  19. ^ "SFF Award Winners Announced" (PDF). Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Television Event". Philadelphia Film Festival.
  21. ^ "Television Event". Newport Beach Film Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Footcandle Film on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  23. ^ "2021 Sidewalk Film Festival Award Winners". Sidewalk Film Festival. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  24. ^ "2018 ADG Awards Nominees are Announced". Australian Directors' Guild. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Fair Game: Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  26. ^ a b c "The 10 Conditions of Love: Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Atom Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Audience Award Winners". MIFF. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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