Dan Sloan
Directing
Biography
Dan Sloan is a multi-award-winning filmmaker based in the North West of the UK. Working over shorts, features and music videos, his most recent film is a passion project ("Swallow Your Dreams") conceived and produced during the pandemic, which stars Paul McGann and Amy Bailey, with an original score by Benjamin Woodgates (Dream Horse).
Known For
A surreal psychological drama about a tormented prisoner who undergoes an talking therapy to reframe the memories of his crime. Starring Antonio Aakeel (Slow Horses, Sherlock & Daughter), Paul McGann (Withnail & I, Doctor Who) and Stephen Walters (This City Is Ours, Outlander).
Good Behaviour
James finds himself the unlikely composer of a beautiful symphony in his dreams, which - at the expense of his marriage - he attempts to re-create in waking life.
Swallow Your Dreams
A man travels to South Africa for a "business deal."
The SA Way
"Closing Time" (w/t) sees Mo, a gifted but undocumented migrant working in his uncle’s kebab shop, keep his culinary ambitions hidden until he meets Laila, a thoughtful lawyer trapped in a stagnant engagement. Their connection grows over late-night conversations and cooking sessions, where Laila encourages Mo to pursue his dreams and he gently challenges her to confront the life she’s settled for.