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Daniel Blake Smith

Author 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 ...
Daniel Blake Smith

Podcast 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! ...
Daniel Blake Smith

Awards 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 ...
Daniel Blake Smith

Great 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 ...
Daniel Blake Smith

“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 ...
Daniel Blake Smith

New 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 ...

Updates on Projects in Development by Daniel Blake Smith

RUN: Wilmot Collins’ Odyssey from Liberian Refugee to American Mayor to be published in 2026 by U Press of Kansas

I'm excited to announce that my book about the remarkable life story of Wilmot Collins has been accepted for publication ...

Mr. Wonderful Gets a Poster

My new film, MR. WONDERFUL, starring Hollywood legend, Michael Madsen (RESERVOIR DOGS; KILL BILL), will soon begin its festival journey ...

MR. WONDERFUL HEADED FOR PRODUCTION

Smith's dramedy, MR. WONDERFUL, based on his novel of the same title, will go into production this fall, most likely ...

“Love & Money” Goes Into Preproduction

Based on Smith's novel, CRAZY LOVE, the film adaptation, by Daniel Blake Smith, is looking to shoot the action/romantic drama ...

Smith to Tell Remarkable True Story of Wilmot Collins in Feature Film

Daniel Blake Smith acquired the life story rights to the incredible true story of Wilmot Collins, who fled civil war-torn ...

RUN: Wilmot Collins’ Odyssey from Liberian Refugee to American Mayor to be published in 2026 by U Press of Kansas

I'm excited to announce that my book about the remarkable life story of Wilmot Collins has been accepted for publication ...

Mr. Wonderful Gets a Poster

My new film, MR. WONDERFUL, starring Hollywood legend, Michael Madsen (RESERVOIR DOGS; KILL BILL), will soon begin its festival journey ...

MR. WONDERFUL HEADED FOR PRODUCTION

Smith's dramedy, MR. WONDERFUL, based on his novel of the same title, will go into production this fall, most likely ...

“Love & Money” Goes Into Preproduction

Based on Smith's novel, CRAZY LOVE, the film adaptation, by Daniel Blake Smith, is looking to shoot the action/romantic drama ...

Smith to Tell Remarkable True Story of Wilmot Collins in Feature Film

Daniel Blake Smith acquired the life story rights to the incredible true story of Wilmot Collins, who fled civil war-torn ...