Dorothea Otto, Co-Director
Daniel Van Wert, Co-Director
Dorothea Otto, Director
Doro is a first-year MFA candidate in the Film and Media Arts program at Temple University. She came to Philadelphia on a Fulbright scholarship from Berlin, Germany, where she earned a BA in European Media Studies, concentrating on video documentary production. Having worked and lived in international communities in England and Australia, her interest as a documentary filmmaker is focused on inter-cultural as well as inter-generational communication, adaptation and creation.
During her first semester at Temple, Doro developed a strong interest in narrative film and is currently delving deeper into screenwriting and directing.
Daniel Van Wert, Director
Daniel Van Wert is a 27-year-old Philadelphia native. He earned an undergraduate degree in English with a focus in Creative Writing from Florida State University in 2002. Daniel has published poetry in literary journals, Gumbo and You Are Here from the University of Arizona Press. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Daniel has appeared in over thirty-five films including Invincible, Lady In The Water, Shooter, and 2 Minutes Later, as well as various television programs, advertisements and music videos. He aspires to learn and participate in all facets of filmmaking, but has a particular interest in narrative screen-writing and adaptation.
