Current Projects
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Parable of the Talents / TV Spec Script based on "Evil"
When Ben’s sister Karima is hospitalized for a mysterious seizure, Ben, with David and Kristen’s help, battles Harbor Hospital’s systemic incompetence or possibly an evil influence to get answers about her condition. Will Ben get pulled into embracing the metaphysical to cope with the tragedy and to save his sister? Meanwhile, David, following a tip from Leland, is disturbed by a nefarious influence of a biblical passage on the hospital’s new anti-discrimination protocol. He defies Monsignor’s guidance and attempts to rehabilitate the passage in hope of seeing God, while Kristen is intent on looking out for her family, no matter the cost.
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The Inquisitor / Original TV Pilot
In the 1950’s, at the onset of McCarthyism, a Catholic journalist fights to defend her lover’s controversial play against the politics of her church. The experience pressures her to question but, ultimately, redefine the nature of her faith.
Dr. Sonya / Original Feature Screenplay
In 1942, Sonya, a fiercely resilient young Jewish doctor, is captured by the Nazis while trying to save wounded soldiers on the battlefield. She fights to survive by hiding her true identity.
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About Me
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Born in Riga, Latvia, Dan Kinber immigrated to the United States in 1993. He graduated from Wesleyan University (2001) with BA in Computer Science and French Studies, which included the study of art history and literature in Paris, France. Dan has also studied classical piano since the age of five, which later influenced the subject of his short films. After taking directing and cinematography courses at School of Visual Arts and New School University, Dan went on to receive an M.A. in Cinema Studies from New York University - Tisch School of the Arts (2005).
In 2006, he wrote and directed “Audition” (2006), about an Israeli cellist’s agony before an important audition, as she’s torn between her career in New York and nostalgia for home. Dan continued the music theme in a documentary “Countdown” (2009), capturing another musician’s anxiety before a critical step in her career, set against the backdrop of a momentous presidential election. In 2011, Dan founded mustbeheard.org, for which he conducted in-depth video interviews with health care providers, analysts, and beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act, analyzing its impact on health care costs, quality of care, the economy, and small businesses. Dan currently works as Health Policy Analyst at Mathematica in Cambridge, MA. |
Filmography
Countdown / 2008
On the night of the 2008 Presidential Election, while New Yorkers are gripped by the anticipation of the results, French-Romanian pianist Alexandra Joan braces herself for her Carnegie Hall debut.
On the night of the 2008 Presidential Election, while New Yorkers are gripped by the anticipation of the results, French-Romanian pianist Alexandra Joan braces herself for her Carnegie Hall debut.
Audition / 2006
Torn between her career in New York and an everlasting bond with her home, a young Israeli cellist agonizes over an impending audition to Juilliard. Her accompanist, a foreigner like herself, comes to empathize with her angst and guides her towards a life-altering decision. Screened at Long Island Wine Country Film Festival (2007).
Torn between her career in New York and an everlasting bond with her home, a young Israeli cellist agonizes over an impending audition to Juilliard. Her accompanist, a foreigner like herself, comes to empathize with her angst and guides her towards a life-altering decision. Screened at Long Island Wine Country Film Festival (2007).
Flashes of Insight / 2001
Screened at New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (2003), and at Film Festival of New Haven: CT Independent Films (2003).
Screened at New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (2003), and at Film Festival of New Haven: CT Independent Films (2003).
Education
- McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, Master of Public Policy (2015)
- New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY, M.A., Cinema Studies, (2005)
- Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, BA, Majors: French Studies, Computer Science (2001)