Dan Sickles is an American documentary film director, writer, actor and producer.[1] He is best known for his documentaries, Mala Mala and Dina.[2][3] In 2015, he was named in Out magazine's OUT100.[4]
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| Born | Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011 – present |
Sickles was born in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.[5] He earned his BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2010.[6]
Sickles directed, wrote and produced his debut documentary, Mala Mala, along with Antonio Santini, about nine trans-identifying individuals in Puerto Rico, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the runner-up audience award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.[7] In 2015, he directed a short film, I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast, based on the Melissa Studdard poetry collection I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast.[8]
In 2017, Sickles directed and produced his second documentary, Dina, along with Antonio Santini, about a love story between a suburban woman and a Walmart door greeter, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[9]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
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| 2014 | Mala Mala | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
| 2015 | I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2017 | Dina | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Nominated | Tribeca Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | Mala Mala | [10] |
| Nominated | Audience Award | [11] | |||
| 2015 | Won | Philadelphia QFest | First Time Director Documentary | [12] | |
| Won | Best Documentary | ||||
| Won | Best Director Documentary | ||||
| 2017 | Won | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Dina | [13] |
| Won | International Documentary Association | Best Feature Documentary | [14] | ||
| Nominated | Sheffield Doc/Fest | Grand Jury Award | [15] | ||