Daniel Karl
Directing
Biography
Daniel Karl (born 2002) is a film director, screenwriter, and writer, born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and based in New York City.
Known For
Two desperate prospectors are hoping to strike the motherlode in an abandoned Colorado mine in the 1870s. While attempting to contend with the crushing effects of isolation, greed, paranoia and the fear of the mysterious creatures that supposedly lurk in the shadows of the mine, they gradually begin to lose their grip on reality.
The Blackdamp
A dedicated nurse cares for her ailing father, whose Alzheimer’s forces her to relive the pain of being overshadowed by her younger sister. As she endures his daily taunts and struggles to manage her own emotions, the responsibility of caregiving weighs heavily on her. While trapped in a routine that feels inescapable, she hides a devastating truth from her father, protecting him from a reality he can no longer grasp. As their strained relationship deepens, her unspoken emotions build toward a quiet but powerful revelation.
Shadows of the Past
A devoutly religious marine, struggling to rebuild the marriage he has lost, must decide whether or not to accept a promotion to another country, further alienating him from family and friends.
Troglodyte: The Prologue
A reimagining of Dante's Divine Comedy
Heavenly Desire for a Sin
When a Developer comes to a small town looking at a specific piece of land the locals try to warn him off because that particular piece of land is known to them as The Dead River. They tell the story of the Bates Family who in 1852 were cut off from society by the Great Flood. With this the family became incestious from lack of socialization and even cannibalistic. Well the Developer doesn't believe the locals and decides to survey the land anyways and finds himself in a world of trouble.
The Dead River
Take the Shot follows a quiet teenager, Caleb, who joins his old-school father, Ray, in the one place they seem to understand each other, on a hunting trip. When tensions in the woods rise and a moment shifts their path, the day becomes something neither of them expected.
Take the Shot
Based on the play by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, a housewife trapped in her home, confronts the loneliness and oppression of her broken marriage, revealed in a raw and honest monologue.