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Dan Mirvish

Dan Mirvish

Director · Born December 16, 1967 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

Prior to directing “18½,” award-winning filmmaker and author Dan Mirvish made the critically-acclaimed features "Bernard and Huey," "Between Us," "Open House" and "Omaha (the movie)." He's the author of "The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking" (Focal Press/Routledge), frequent film school guest lecturer and cofounder of the Slamdance Film Festival. A graduate of USC film school, Dan was also a U.S. Senate speechwriter and journalist.

Directed 5

2020s

  1. 2022

    18½

    Director

2000s

  1. 2004

    Open House

    Director

1990s

  1. 1995

    Omaha (The Movie)

    Director

Wrote 5

2000s

  1. 2006

    Half Empty

    Writer

  2. 2004

    Open House

    Writer

  3. 2002

    Threat of Exposure

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1995

    Omaha (The Movie)

    Writer

Produced 4

2020s

  1. 2022

    18½

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1995

    Omaha (The Movie)

    Producer

No release date

  1. Dispersion

    Executive Producer

Acted in 2

2020s

  1. 2022

    18½

    Radio Announcer (voice)

2000s

  1. 2005

    My Big Fat Independent Movie

    Rabbi Dray

Camera 1

1990s

  1. 1995

    Omaha (The Movie)

    Additional Camera

Other crew 1

1990s

  1. 1995

    Omaha (The Movie)

    Stunt Double

Appearances4

2000s

  1. 2009

    Official Rejection

    Self

  2. 2008

    Playing Columbine

    Self - Co-Founder of Slamdance

1990s

  1. 1998

    Independent's Day

    Self

No release date

  1. Dispersion

    Himself