David S. Danesh has been making films since 1998, in various capacities. He has written and directed his own films (The Road Not Taken), photographed, edited and produced narrative features (Jesus Freak and the little Death ), and created numerous short, experimental and corporate films. Many of these films have been screened and won awards at prestigious film festivals (Los Angeles IFP, Atlanta, Santa Fe and Tallgrass to name a few).

After a ten year stint in Los Angeles, he has returned to his roots in Western New York, where he splits his time between making independent films and serving as a founding principal with the Chicago-based Axiom Consulting Partners. Dave brought his passion for local, spontaneous filmmaking with him from LA to Rochester, inspiring local filmmakers to engage in the  lofilms process.

He is one of many creatures cared for by his wife, Margaret Murphy, on ten beautiful acres in Bloomfield, NY.

Personal note:

“Watching Al Gore’s movie didn’t get me here, but reading Roger Ebert's review  of it  did. I had a general understanding of what scientists called global warming, but its implications had not touched my everyday life. The reality, the urgency and the implications became so clear to me when I read this movie review that it literally stopped time for me.

These moments don’t happen often, and I had to share the review with everyone I knew. One of those people was Kate Kressmann-Kehoe, and months later she came to me with the idea of a modest short film about the climate issue that we could show on Earth Day for local people. We started shooting in January, 2007, and haven’t stopped since. The issue has ‘blown up’ as they say, and we have been trying to make sense of the whirlwind.

The issue has helped to clarify my relationship with the earth—and my daily life and actions now reflect this new understanding. If the people on this planet need to change the way they live, how will they? I believe this is the burning question of our time.”