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New Video Takes Viewers Behind the Scenes in the Making of “Safe & Happy”
Check out this wonderful BTS (behind the scenes) video on the making of my new short film, SAFE & HAPPY:
Read More“Safe & Happy” Selected for St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
My short film, SAFE & HAPPY, hits the festival circuit on July 14 as part of the 2019 St. Louis Filmmaker Showcase. A drama about an ex-cop with an explosive secret, SAFE & HAPPY, is now out to festivals throughout the country. More to come!
Read MoreProduction Wraps on SAFE AND HAPPY
A superb cast and crew finished production on my new short film, SAFE AND HAPPY, after a two-day shoot on March 8-9, in St. Louis. SAFE AND HAPPY tells the dramatic story of an ex-cop who for years has kept an explosive secret from his wife and the world but is suddenly exposed at a critical…
Read MoreScript Adaptation of Carmen Gentile’s BLINDSIDED BY THE TALIBAN
I am pleased to announce that in January I optioned the film rights to the fascinating true story memoir, BLINDSIDED BY THE TALIBAN: A JOURNALIST’S STORY OF WAR, TRAUMA, LOVE, AND LOSS, by Carmen Gentile. It’s a captivating and piercingly honest account of a war correspondent who, amazingly, survived a rocket-propelled-grenade attack, and went on…
Read MoreAuthor Appearance at the 2018 Kentucky Book Festival
I’ll be selling and signing books–my debut novel, MR. WONDERFUL, and my prize-winning history of the Trail of Tears, AN AMERICAN BETRAYAL: CHEROKEE PATRIOTS AND THE TRAIL OF TEARS (Henry Holt)– on Saturday, Nov 17, 9am-4pm at the Kentucky Book Festival. The event is held at the Kentucky Horse Park in the Alltech Arena.
Read MorePodcast Interview on the Making of TEXAS HEART
I recently recorded a podcast interview with Simon Watson’s Extra Features Movie Review Podcast up in Toronto. Check it out! http://www.extrafeatures.ca/2018/10/19/extra-features-interviews-daniel-blake-smith-texas-heart/
Read MoreAwards and Official Selections for MEMORY BOX in Festivals World Wide
Not even half-way through its festival journey, MEMORY BOX has already been selected for 14 festivals and has either earned 9 nominations and/or awards from festivals in the US, Australia, Canada, and Spain. After a very successful world premiere at the Austin Revolution Film Festival in late September, my film has been screened in Amelia…
Read MoreGreat Early News from the Festival Circuit for MEMORY BOX!
My short film, MEMORY BOX, just two months into its festival journey, has now been accepted into 6 festivals and given (or been nominated for) 3 awards! The festivals naming our film as an Official Selection include as of mid-August: Austin Revolution Film Festival (Sept. 18-23); Rendezvous Film Festival (at Amelia Island, Florida), Sept. 20-22;…
Read More“MEMORY BOX” HAS WORLD PREMIERE AT AUSTIN REVOLUTION FILM FEST
My short film, MEMORY BOX, about how a man’s visit with a loved one leads to a shattering revelation, will premiere at the Austin Revolution Film Fest, Sept. 18-22. The number one reviewed film festival in the country, ARFF is a blue-collar, indie-loving festival where story, not A-list celebrities, is king. All of us involved…
Read MoreNew Play Based on True Stories of Troubled Youth Performed in St. Louis
UNHEARD VOICES: You Don’t Know My Story, a play I conceived but drawn directly from the raw and courageous stories of young men (aged 16-20) living in a transitional residence in north St. Louis, will be performed on April 28 at the Ferguson Youth Initiative and on May 12 at the Gaslight Theater in St.…
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