Daniel Ziegler has been an avid film fan since before he could speak and began making his own after discovering the world behind the camera. After many years of filming home movies, he founded the independent production company Black Box Films LLC to self-produce short and feature films. Daniel studied Film at Hofstra University in New York.
Elodie
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Film
by Black Box Films (Drama and Film-Noir)
Director, Writer, Producer A playwright is led into the world of her own story when one of her fictional characters seeks her help in a kidnapping incident.
Terror on Death Road
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Film (short)
by Black Box Films (Horror)
Producer A Halloween party turns deadly when two girls provoke an unknown evil that appears to take vengeance upon drunk drivers.
Lost in the Shadows
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Film (short)
by Black Box Films (Horror)
Director, Writer, Producer A young ballerina arrives in the town of Teramere, unaware that the monstrous Spirit of the Shadows is looking for someone just like her to house the spirit of his lost love.
Selling Silence
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Film (short)
by Black Box Films (Comedy and Drama)
Segment Director, Writer, Producer A mime, a reporter, a child, a wanted man, a musician, and a couple on a blind date all deal with complications following the mysterious disappearance of all sound in the world.
They Hide Among Us!
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Film (short)
by Black Box Films (Comedy and Sci-Fi)
Director, Writer, Producer After discovering a portal to an alien robot inhabited dimension on Earth, two newlyweds must foil one robot's plot to destroy all humans.
Tangled Wire
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Film (short)
by Black Box Films (Drama and Thriller)
Director, Writer, Producer When two agents are set up against each other, they must decide whether to follow orders as usual or listen to their own voice of reason.
Timespace
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Film
by Black Box Films (Drama and Sci-Fi)
Director, Writer, Producer After successfully traveling back in time, an inquisitive up-and-coming physicist combats protesters, naysayers, tragedies, and a guilt-ridden conscience on a quest to discover the meaning of life.
Façade
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Film (short)
by Black Box Films (Horror and Mystery)
Director, Writer, Producer A mysterious shadow stalks a seemingly innocent man, pushing him to his boundaries. But is there more to this situation?
Red Song
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Film (short)
by Black Box Films (Crime and Drama)
Director, Writer, Producer Within the framework of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14, a dying woman's journal reveals the story of the relationship that led to her demise.
Writer's Block
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Film (short)
by Black Box Films (Drama)
Director, Writer, Producer An aspiring writer resorts to committing crimes as inspiration for new material, obsessing over a fellow writer in the process.
Video Hackers Film Festival - Best Low Budget Short Film
(2017)
Desert Vista Performing Arts Academy - Best Student Director
(2013)
Hofstra University
(2013-2017)