Daniel Goldhaber is an American

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, and

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. In 2018, he directed ''

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'', a psychological horror film set in the world of webcam pornography. In 2022, he co-wrote, directed, and produced the thriller film ''

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'', based on the book of the same name by

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Career

Goldhaber grew up in a Jewish family and attended

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where he completed the Visual and Environmental Studies film program. While an undergraduate, he wrote, produced, and directed the 2013 short film ''Bad Kid'', which was selected as a short film of the month by Cinephilia and Beyond. He also worked as an assistant editor on ''

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'', the

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-nominated documentary about the

Extreme Ice Survey The Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), based in Boulder, Colorado, uses time-lapse photography, conventional photography and video to document the effects of global warming on glacial ice. It is the most wide-ranging glacier study ever conducted using gro ...

. Goldhaber's first feature was the 2018 horror film ''

'', a

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original movie produced by

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, starring

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. ''

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'' called it "an excellent exploration of personas and projection online," and ''

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'' said it "upend dthe typical thriller trope of the sex worker as helpless victim" In 2022, he wrote, produced, and directed ''

'', an adaptation of Andreas Malm's 2021

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Verso book of the same name. The film had its festival premiere in the

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and will be released theatrically by

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in 2023. It stars

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Sasha Lane Sasha Bianca Lane (born September 29, 1995) is an American actress. She made her film debut in ''American Honey'' (2016), directed by Andrea Arnold, before portraying Hunter C-20 in the first season of the Disney+ television series ''Loki'', set ...

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Marcus Scribner Marcus Scribner (born January 7, 2000) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Andre "Junior" Johnson Jr. in all eight seasons of the ABC sitcom ''Black-ish'', before starring as Junior in its spin-off ''Grown-ish'' from the fift ...

Jake Weary Jacob Weary (born February 14, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Luke Snyder in the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'', Vince Keeler in NBC's action-drama series '' Chicago Fire'', and for his role as Kevin Lebow in '' ...

, and

Irene Bedard Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an American actress, who has played mostly lead Native American roles in a variety of films. She is perhaps best known for the role of Suzy Song in the 1998 film ''Smoke Signals'', an adaptation of a Sherman ...

Filmography

Film

Television

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Personal Website
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