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Predestination – Coming Soon to a Film Festival Near You

It’s not without irony that I find myself, in the midst of making a film about existential crisis, in an “edit-stential crisis.” I’ve got about 5 or 6 versions edited, all of which I like, but I can’t decide which route I want to go. It’s a real Kierkegaardian Either/Or dilemma. Predestination explores the concepts […]

Predestination Spoilers *UPDATED*

Just got back from Porto Alegre, Brazil, and shot a short film while I was down there, with Antônio Nunes as D.P. (“Tonhow” was also D.P. on Brains Vs. Brawn). This time Idecided to storyboard the short film, which turned out to be a smart move. I was running here and there and everywhere in […]

Teresopolis Country Club

(I made this video to make you jealous because you are not here)

Brazilian Cereal

 

Breaking New Ground: Brazilian Crowdfunding

The campaign to fund the film Chariot Men is now live on Catarse, Brazil’s premiere crowdfunding site! More info later, for now, check it out here!

Waste Land: How a film about junk is making the world a better place

You know a movie is really, really good when your first thought after watching it is “The world would be a better place if everyone watched this movie.” Watching Waste Land (a Lucy Walker film starring Brazilian artist Vik Muniz) was an extremely educational, inspiring, and insightful experience for me. Waste Land documents an artistic […]

Chariot Men: Help us get from Brazil to Sundance!

A feature-length documentary about an endangered way of living in Brazil. Click here to  Help us get from Brazil to Sundance!

Filming the Aftermath of a Catastrophe

A few weeks ago I was visiting my brother Miles, who lives in Teresópolis, about an hour north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Back in January, Teresópolis was hit by the one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit Brazil. Floods and mudslides left over 1,000 people dead or missing. Homes were completely destroyed and people […]

Daniel Bean on TV in Brazil

While in Brazil, I was interviewed on TV about my upcoming documentary, Chariot Men. This is the full interview, with English subtitles.

Almost Locked Up in Jail by Brazilian Feds!

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