Daniel Goldhaber | |
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Born | Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) |
Occupation(s) | director, screenwriter, producer |
Known for | Cam, How to Blow Up a Pipeline |
Daniel Goldhaber is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2018, he directed Cam , a psychological horror film set in the world of webcam pornography. In 2022, he co-wrote, directed, and produced the thriller film How to Blow Up a Pipeline , based on the book of the same name by Andreas Malm.
Goldhaber grew up in a Jewish family and attended Harvard University where he completed the Visual and Environmental Studies film program. [1] While an undergraduate, he wrote, produced, and directed the 2013 short film Bad Kid, which was selected as a short film of the month by Cinephilia and Beyond. [2] He also worked as an assistant editor on Chasing Ice , the Academy Award-nominated documentary about the Extreme Ice Survey. [3]
Goldhaber's first feature was the 2018 horror film Cam , a Netflix original movie produced by Blumhouse Productions, starring Madeline Brewer. The Guardian called it "an excellent exploration of personas and projection online," [4] and The New York Times said it "upend[ed] the typical thriller trope of the sex worker as helpless victim" [5]
In 2022, he wrote, produced, and directed How to Blow Up a Pipeline , an adaptation of Andreas Malm's 2021 nonfiction Verso book of the same name. [6] [7] The film had its festival premiere in the Platform Prize program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival [8] [9] and will be released theatrically by NEON in 2023. [10] [11] It stars Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane, Jayme Lawson, Marcus Scribner, Jake Weary, and Irene Bedard. [6]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
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2012 | The Summer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
2013 | Bad Kid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2018 | Cam | Yes | Story by | No | No | Directorial debut |
2020 | In Sudden Darkness | No | No | Executive | No | Short film |
2022 | How to Blow Up a Pipeline | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
TBA | Faces of Death | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2020 | 50 States of Fright | Yes | Yes | Episode: "Red Rum (Colorado)" [12] |
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