Daniel Abatan

Daniel always wanted to make films but for some time life kept getting in the way. When he was sixteen he dropped out of school to complete his debut novel before attending Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Literature. During these years, when he was supposed to be reading books, he worked as a film critic for the university newspaper and was president of the Cambridge Filmmaking and Production Group. He also wrote and directed a play, published two award winning poetry collections and worked in Paris with photographer John Haynes, who was compiling his Samuel Beckett collection for an exhibition.

Unable to bear not making films any longer, Daniel dragged his family out into the wilderness and convinced them to act in his first short. Since then, he has directed six narrative short films and has no plan on stopping. Daniel is completing the second year in Directing at the American Film Institute where he can finally put his compulsive creativity to good use.