An award winning director and creative producer. He has directed and/or produced over 10 documentary films including the Sundance-winning documentary Blood Brother and Almost Holy (Executive Produced by Terrence Malick) which premiered and sold at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Danny’s short film, Elgin Park, has screened at over 45 film festivals all over the world and went on to virally spread onto Facebook with over 40 million views. His work has been featured on National Geographic, Apple, Independent Lens, Devour, Vimeo Staff Pick, Netflix, Starz and many others. He continues to build upon his relationships in the film festival and documentary arena. Danny’s commercial work includes Bridgestone, NFL, Microsoft, Oreo, Dropbox, GNC, American Eagle, Nationwide, Dick’s Field & Stream, ESPN, Google, Netflix, H&R Block, Redbull, Audi and many others.

Awards

2020 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity
2017 Democracy Fellow, Social Science Research Council
2017 Honorary Fellow, King’s College Cambridge
2015 Heartland Award, Nonfiction, Our Declaration
2015 Francis Parkman Prize, Our Declaration2015 Zócalo Prize, Our Declaration

Books

Cinematic Visionaries: Stories of Influential Filmmakers
From Script to Screen: A Producer's Guide
Behind the Lens: Tales of a Filmmaker's Journey
Director's Cut: Crafting Stories on Screen
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Danny Yourd

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An award winning director and creative producer. He has directed and/or produced over 10 documentary films including the Sundance-winning documentary Blood Brother and Almost Holy (Executive Produced by Terrence Malick) which premiered and sold at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Danny’s short film, Elgin Park, has screened at over 45 film festivals all over the world and went on to virally spread onto Facebook with over 40 million views. His work has been featured on National Geographic, Apple, Independent Lens, Devour, Vimeo Staff Pick, Netflix, Starz and many others. He continues to build upon his relationships in the film festival and documentary arena. Danny’s commercial work includes Bridgestone, NFL, Microsoft, Oreo, Dropbox, GNC, American Eagle, Nationwide, Dick’s Field & Stream, ESPN, Google, Netflix, H&R Block, Redbull, Audi and many others.

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