Dani Pearce
- Film Director
- Australia
- Member since 2019
Dani Pearce is a Writer, Director and Video Artist based in Sydney, Australia.
Dani’s work holds a primary focus on experimental narrative; subverting and reimagining cinematic form and image. Her work spans drama/narrative film, commercial film, video art work and photography. Her work is ambitious and inventive - ideologically ruminating most distinctly on womanhood, body politics, systems of power and recently, invisible disability.
Dani’s work has been described by IndieWire as being defined by “her stunning, signature style.” Dani’s filmography includes NURSED BACK, BACKPEDAL and PLACES I GO. Further work includes photographic installation STRAINS.
This work has been recognised by Sundance Film Festival, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Cannes Lions, Cannes Young Director’s Awards, the Saatchi&Saatchi New Director’s Showcase, the London 1.4 ‘On the Cusp of Greatness’ List for 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021, AVIFF Cannes Film Festival, the IMDb Independent Short Awards, Raindance Film Festival, BAFTA Aesthetica, Tribeca Video Art & Experimental Film Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival, Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Manchester Film Festival, Vimeo Staff Picks and many, many more.
Dani is the recipient of Shots New Director (Asia Pacific) of the Year 2021, LIA Best New Director 2019 and winner of Gold at Ciclope 2019 for New Talent in Direction. Notably too, she received gold at the Cannes Young Directors Award in 2019. Further, in 2020 Dani was the only Australian director invited to the Sundance Film Festival Short Film Competition.
Dani is currently writing her debut feature, directing commercials, developing new video art works and preparing to exhibit her first solo of PLACES I GO. Dani is represented by Revolver in Australia and Henry in Paris respectively. Dani's film/TV agent is HLA based in Sydney.
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