Daniel Taylor (Dani, they/them) is an Asian American filmmaker living in Hong Kong. They are a graduate of the Film and Video Studies program at George Mason University (with honors). Because of their mixed cultural background, their work focuses on the intersections between cultures and identities.
Dani’s most recent work is a documentary short about their mother’s experiences marrying a white American man, and raising bi-racial, bi-national children. The film “Untitled Mom Doc” premiered at the DC Asian Pacific American film festival and screened at the DC Shorts Festival and Astoria Film Festival in Queens, NYC.
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Untitled Mom Doc
Short form documentary in which family members share stories from a mother’s life based on their differing perspectives.Premiered in 2022 at the DCAPA Film Festival, received a Youth Honorable Mention at the Astoria Film Festival.For the full film, please contact
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To Be Known
Please do not touch me, I don’t want to be known.
Official music video for Faded Home’s song “To Be Known” from their upcoming album.
The Floating Tin Hau Temple
This educational video documents the final months of the last floating Tin Hau temple in Hong Kong. Completed as part of my internship at Modern Education, it was developed for use in the classroom.
Cornerstones
Promotional video for Cornerstones, a non-profit that promotes self-sufficiency by providing support and advocacy for those in need of food, shelter, affordable housing, quality childcare, and other human services.
Student Film Credits
Director / Producer
745 Sticky (2021)
To Be Known (2021)
Untitled Mom Doc (2022)
Sound Mixer / Sound Designer / Boom Op
A Boy Named Park (2020)
Mushroom Soup (2020)
An Old Friend (2022)
Dessana (2022) (Capital Emmy Award Winner)
Even in Death (2022)
The In-Between (2022)
In Due Time (2022)
What We Leave Behind (2022)
Skeletons (2022)
