Daniel Goldhaber is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2018, he directed Cam, a psychological horror film set in the world of webcam pornography. In 2022, he co-wrote, directed, and produced the thriller film How to Blow Up a Pipeline, based on the book of the same name by Andreas Malm.

Daniel Goldhaber
Born
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Occupation(s)director, screenwriter, producer
Known forCam, How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Career

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Goldhaber grew up in a Jewish family and attended Harvard University where he completed the Visual and Environmental Studies film program.[1] 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.[2] He also worked as an assistant editor on Chasing Ice, the Academy Award-nominated documentary about the Extreme Ice Survey.[3]

Goldhaber's first feature was the 2018 horror film Cam, a Netflix original movie produced by Blumhouse Productions, starring Madeline Brewer. The Guardian called it "an excellent exploration of personas and projection online,"[4] and The New York Times said it "upend[ed] the typical thriller trope of the sex worker as helpless victim"[5]

In 2022, he wrote, produced, and directed How to Blow Up a Pipeline, an adaptation of Andreas Malm's 2021 nonfiction Verso book of the same name.[6][7] The film had its festival premiere in the Platform Prize program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival[8][9] and will be released theatrically by NEON in 2023.[10][11] It stars Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane, Jayme Lawson, Marcus Scribner, Jake Weary, and Irene Bedard.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes
2012 The Summer Yes Yes Yes Yes Short film
2013 Bad Kid Yes Yes Yes Yes
2018 Cam Yes Story by No No Directorial debut
2020 In Sudden Darkness No No Executive No Short film
2022 How to Blow Up a Pipeline Yes Yes Yes No
TBA Faces of Death Yes Yes No No

Television

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Year Title Director Writer Notes
2020 50 States of Fright Yes Yes Episode: "Red Rum (Colorado)"[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Exclusive Interview: "CAM" Creators Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber on Horror and the Sex Trade, Part One". 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Daniel Goldhaber's 'Bad Kid': A Vision Startlingly Devoid of Comfort". 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Chasing Ice Credits".
  4. ^ Adegoke, Yomi (21 September 2020). "My streaming gem: why you should watch Cam". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (15 November 2018). "'Cam' Review: The Techno-Perils of Online Performance". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Kuplowsky, Peter. "How to Blow Up a Pipeline".
  7. ^ How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Live in a World on Fire. Verso Books. January 2021. ISBN 9781839760259. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. ^ Vlessing, Etan (3 August 2022). "Toronto Film Festival: Emily Bronte Movie 'Emily' to Open Platform Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ^ Kay, Jeremy (3 August 2022). "Frances O'Connor's 'Emily' to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Maïmouna Doucouré, Rima Das". Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. ^ Ravindran, Manori (13 September 2022). "Neon Buys TIFF Environmental Thriller 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline'". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  11. ^ Ritman, Alex (13 September 2022). "TIFF: Neon Acquires Eco-Terrorist Thriller 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline'". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  12. ^ Porter, Rick (3 Oct 2019). "Rachel Brosnahan, Christina Ricci to Star in Quibi Horror Anthology". The Hollywood Reporter.
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