Available for One-on-One Sessions
Dana Nachman
Mentors on:
- Documentary Filmmaking (Short, Feature, Series)
- Narrative Shorts - From Script to Post
- Story/Premise Development
- US Festival Strategy
- Feedback on Cuts
- Career Guidance
Meet the mentor
Dana Nachman is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who dabbles in romantic comedies.
Nachman specializes in pulling out the emotion in any story whether a hard-hitting investigative piece or a family-friendly film. The Los Angeles Times writes, “Nachman adroitly focuses on the human stories… structuring narrative for maximum emotional impact.”
Nachman is a former journalist; she turned to full-time filmmaking in 2009. Her first film Witch Hunt premiered at the Toronto Film Festival was Executive Produced and Narrated by Sean Penn and was purchased by MSNBC Films. Nachman has won best female director awards at both Cleveland International Film Festival and Seattle International Film Festival. She has directed three short films and six features and has been the showrunner on two series that currently stream on Hulu. Her film projects have won dozens of awards at festivals around the world.
What you get
An online video session with Dana Nachman.
She will give you her advice and guidance based on your description and the materials you submit.