Biography

Daniel J. Egbert is a Student Emmy-nominated filmmaker, and a semifinalist in the 2023 Academy Nicholl Fellowship. He is the 2021 recipient of the Richard P. Rogers Spirit Of Excellence Award For Directing presented by AFI Fest, and one of twelve filmmakers selected for the seventh annual CAA Moebius Showcase. Daniel’s first feature, THE WAYS OUR BODIES BURN, is in development—mentored by Eric Roth, produced by Thomas Mahoney. Originally from New York, Daniel left home at seventeen to join the United States Marine Corps Infantry. He served four deployments including both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars where he was wounded in combat. Daniel’s ...Read More