Benjamin Goldman

After years as a struggling actor, Daniel was cast to play a part in Conan O'Brien's "human-centipede-menorah." His bizarre experience evolved from one of shame into a deepening connection with his personal heritage, a reckoning with the choices he'd made, and ultimately a desire to tell the story of EIGHT NIGHTS. This is a film about our deep connection to the people we love. At a time when we couldn’t see some of those whom we love most, the making of this film felt even more poignant.

A surreal experiment in animated collaboration, influenced by desert dreams, found objects, an instrumental Ben Harper song, and dandelions. It was shot on 16mm using stop-motion, hand drawn animation, paper cut-outs, and found objects.