Recently wrapped filming the role of Andrei in the feaature film HIGHWAY 1 directed by Jaclyn Bethany.
The ensemble cast includes: Juliette Labelle, Stella Baker, Marie Botha, Belle Akryod, Bailey Edwards, Sadie Scott, Greta Bellamacini, Joe Gilette, Elizabeth Yeoman, Aisha Fabienne Ross, Nhumi Threadgill, Vincent Santvoord, Sophia Dunn Walker, Maeve Whalen and Coco Mcdermott.
DP: Irene Gomez
Music: Maesa Pullman and Dalal Bruchmann
Costumes: Daisy Stackpole
UNDER THE LANTERN LIT SKY, the feature I shot in Los Angeles/New Orleans this past summer, is in Post-Production! Written by Jaclyn Bethany, Directed by Michelle Bossy. Stay Tuned for more info!
THE INEVITABLE GUIDE TO AVERAGE ADULTING, a comedy pilot I shot in Miami September 2019 is in Post-Production. The Pilot will be coming out in 2020. More info Coming Soon!
Dan would like to introduce you to BENJI BLABSTEIN. Below is Benji's debut video; he is a Brander, Influencer, and Afficianado. In this this clip Benji BUSTS onto a backyard in Los Angeles offering his very personal brand of advice, expertise and talent.
Dan plays Peter in Episode 4, "Lovebirds" of The SaltimBanks.
Dan co-stars in MISTRUST with Jane Seymour and Parker Stevenson, now available on Showtime On Demand.
OFF TRACK in which Dan plays Luke has recently completed filming. The new trailer is below.
For more information visit: www.offtrackfilm.com.
LIFT had its first official screening at Lion's Gate in Los Angeles in August and will be hitting the festival circuit soon.
SWEETHEART won Best Short at the 2018 Canadian Diversity Film Festival and Best First Short at the 2018 Experimental Forum in Los Angeles.
SEAL THE DEAL, a short film directed by Dane Benko, starring Dan Shaked screened at Filmshop Presents: Unfinished Business at Rough Trade NYC.
Participated in playwright Catherine Castellani's 6-week Studio Residency at HB Studio in New York, appearing in a series of readings of her upcoming play 2Y20M about the Biosphere 2 in Arizona.
THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO screened at over a dozen film festivals including the 2018 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival and Boca Raton Film Festival.
The Pirate Captain Toledano is also now available to rent or own on Amazon Prime. (CLICK HERE)
AGE OF THE LIVING DEAD premiered on Fox Asia Action Movies. Dan starred as Nial, with Estella Warren.
Participated in the La Mama Umbria International Playwright Retreat Alumni Readings 2018 in Leila TahaBurt's DOUBLE BILL directed by Susan Tenney.
Dan performed in Raquel Almazan's LA NEGRA at the Hi-Art's El Barrio Artspace PS109.
IVY has screened in over half a dozen film festivals including Utopia Film Fest and Yonkers International Film Festival in New York.
On July 23rd Dan will be appearing in David Stallings' world-premier "Baby Monitor", as part of the Playwrights for a Cause benefit at Planet Connections Festivity in New York. The one night only benefit for the New York Civil Liberty Union will include plays by Lyle Kessler, Jose Rivera, and performances by many talented actors including the legendary Carol Kane. More information available at http://planetconnections.org/playwrights-for-a-cause-2017/.
Dan participated in the Great Plains Theater Conference in Omaha where he was in a reading of Jessica Moss' "Cam Baby" directed by Kip Fagan.
Also in June, Dan filmed a role in "Harsh Reality", an upcoming cyber-punk thriller (release date TBD).
The Pirate Captain Toledano has already screened at several festivals including the LA Jewish Film Festival and the Near Nazareth Film Festival (winner, Best Historical Film). Upcoming screenings include Global Impact Film Festival (Washington D.C.), I Chill Manilla International, Action on Film Festival (Las Vegas), Oceanside Film Festival (San Diego).
IVY has also been making the rounds. At the Kirchner Film Festival in Ontario, Canada it picked up the award for best horror short.
