Dan Sickles (director)
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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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
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| 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
[edit]- 2012 : Art Machine (Feature film)
- 2013 : High Maintenance (TV Series)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "Meet the 2014 Tribeca Filmmakers #24: Dan Sickles Stays Up All Night for Drag Shows in 'Mala Mala'". indiewire.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ Gold, Daniel M. (30 June 2015). "Review: 'Mala Mala' Shares Experiences of Being Transgender in Puerto Rico". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini's documentary film 'Dina'". broadstreetreview.com. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Out100: Parvez Sharma, Dan Sickles & Antonio Santini". out.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "A Letter from DINA Director Dan Sickles". medium.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Five NYU Alumni Are Big Winners at Sundance 2017". nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "New Yorkers: If You Don't See MALA MALA This Week, You Might As Well Not See Anything". tribecafilm.com. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast". pw.org. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "'Dina' Comes to Sundance: "She's a Movie Star, and We Are Her Paparazzi"". sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Here Are the 12 Films in the World Documentary Competition". tribecafilm.com. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "DOC NYC ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL "40 UNDER 40" LIST". docnyc.net. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "qFLIX Philadelphia 2015 Awards Announced". phillymag.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "2017 Sundance Film Festival Awards: Global Independent Creativity Reaches New Heights". sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "33rd Annual IDA Documentary Awards Honorees". documentary.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Sheffield Doc/Fest Announces Full Lineup, Including Laura Poitras' 'Risk'". yahoo.com. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-28.