Profile
Danielle Gibson is a writer, director based in Los Angeles with an MFA in Film Directing from Chapman University ‘21. She received her undergraduate degree in Electronic Media and Film from Towson University. She is a proud member of the Alliance of Women Directors. She currently works as the Administrative and Operations Specialist in California Institute of the Art’s School of Theater as well as a freelance director for short films & music videos.
Danielle’s aspiration is to direct movies and create space for women and minorities like her within the industry. Previously she has interned for organizations that seek to do the same, such as the Woman and Minorities in Media Festival (WAMMFest), The Maryland Film Festival, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and The Female Gaze Film Festival. She got her start in the film industry by working for the Knight Takes King Productions LLC on their 6th Season of House of Cards, and from there was encouraged to pursue her directorial dreams. Her work has screened at a variety of festivals including the Made in Baltimore Film Fest, Feminist Border Art Film Fest, the Festival de Cannes in the Creative Minds Group Marketing block, and at CAA’s Moebius Showcase.
Directors Reel (2021)
Writer
Danielle studied screenwriting under Marc May and Michael Angelella at Towson University, Paul Wolanski and William Stribling at Chapman university, and Deborah Dean Davis in her writing workshop. Additionally, she studied genre theory under her professor, mentor, and friend Thomas Ethan Harris.
Danielle often explores social and political topics in any genre she writes. Currently, she is leaning into her strength of writing surrealist comedies and is exploring a newfound interest in satire since it strongly correlates with making striking critiques. Her recently completed thesis film, Red Velvet is a highly stylized thematic based comedy that visualizes black girl magic through magical realism.The script for the feature version of it reflects the same.
Director
Danielle is a proud and active member of the Alliance of Women Directors. She previously received her MFA in Directing from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts where she studied under John Badham, Jeffery Stanzler, Martha Cooliage, and Rachel Goldberg. She wrote and directed her thesis film “Red Velvet” which has more updates to come. Her previous works can be found under the “My Productions” tab.
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Producer
As a producer, Danielle is team oriented and takes pride in assembling her creative teams with like-minded, good hearted, and experienced people who continually seek personal growth.
She has primarily produced short films and music videos such as Halloweenies, Plan Bee, Marci’s White Rabbit, Fading, Beauty Killer, and Red Velvet. Danielle’s currently a co-creator and producer on a web series, “Pet Sitter.”