About KARIL DANIELS
I am a film and video writer/ producer/ director/ cinematographer/
editor. Working through my production company, Point of View Productions,
I have made various films and tapes which collectively have won a total of 24 festival awards.
I have a special interest in programs about health and wellness, ecology and the
environment, sustainable business and social responsibility, peace, anti-nuclear issues, international
topics, social justice, the arts, empowerment, and subjects of special importance to
women.
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Free to travel anywhere!
Karil Daniels
Point of View Productions
Tel: (415) 821-0435
Fax: (415) 821-0434
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Overview:
Over 15 years experience producing, directing, shooting, lighting and editing for film
and video, using a wide variety of formats and equipment. Before working with
moving images I was a still photographer. I continue to do still
photography, but making films and videos is the primary focus of my work.
My films and videos have been shown in a wide variety of venues in the USA
and abroad. In Russia, WATER BABY was seen by an audience of over 30 million viewers.
I have been an interview guest on many TV and radio shows, to discuss
my award-winning documentaries. My photography has been included in a diverse
assortment of popular and corporate publications, audio-visual presentations,
books and gallery shows. The following is a partial list of credits.
EDUCATIONAL & DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS
VOICES OF DISSENT:
ACTIVISM & AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Documentary about defending our American
heritage of civil liberties against the current administration's attempts to
repress authentic democracy and our freedom to dissent. Dallas Video Festival.
Producer/ Director/ Cinematographer/ Editor.
WATER
BABY: Experiences of Water Birth
Feature documentary on gentle childbirth
in water. 14 festival awards. Producer/ Director/ Cinematographer/ Editor.
WELL
& STRONG: A True Story
Half-hour documentary on holistic alternatives to drugs and surgery. Two festival awards. Producer/ Director/ Cinematographer/ Editor.
WAKE UP!:
The Hazards of Radioactive Waste Dumping
Short documentary alert and activist tool. Winner of 5 festival awards. Director/ Co-producer/ Cinematographer.
MAKING
A DIFFERENCE:
An Appeal to Corporate Leaders To Save Our Rainforests
Short documentary made for the Rainforrest Action Network, to inspire corporate responsibility and
sustainability on environmental issues. Cinematographer/ Editor.
LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES
Half-hour documentary on the
United Nations 4th World Conference on Women/NGO Forum in Beijing. Made for the
U.S. Ecumenical Women's Network and the National Council of Churches, it focuses on
the spiritual aspects of this gathering of 35,000 women from all over the world.
Director/ Producer/ Cinematographer.
ECO - CITIES CONFERENCE
Documentary for the 3rd International Eco-Cities
Conference, held in Yoff, Senegal, which brought together an international group
of environmentalists, architects, city planners and educators to share
information on improving the ecology of urban areas. Producer/ Director/
Cinematographer.
THE WORLD WHEEL
Documentary on the work of a unique sculptor/ painter/
performer, Vijali Hamilton, who traveled around the globe in a wheel-shaped
pattern, creating large sculptures in natural stone, as gifts for each of 12
communities she visited. These unusual pieces of art reflect the issues and
concerns of local people. For three months Vijali and I traveled together in
Asia as I videotaped her artistic creations and activities in India, Tibet and China.
Co-Director/ Co-Cinematographer.
THE GREATEST GAMBLE: WOMEN & AIDS
For Peregrine Productions. Documentary
about four heterosexual women with AIDS, and how the disease effects every aspect
of their lives. Co-Director/ Co-DP/ Lighting/ Co-Cinematographer.
GREEN DIALOGUES
For the Elmwood Institute. A series of documentaries of
public events which explore visions for an alternative future and their
applications to current social and environmental problems. Done in association
with Mother Jones Magazine and the 3220 Gallery. Director of Photography/ Co-Cinematographer.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE of the CLINTON
ADMINISTRATION
For GMMB & Associates. Segment on past gang member and
current community leader Sherman Spears, for the president's 1994 forum on
conflict resolution. Field Producer/ Director/ Cinematographer.
THE POWER PLACES OF ANCIENT EGYPT
For Power Places Tours. Educational program
on the power places of Ancient Egypt, for armchair travelers. Shot on location at various cities in Egypt.
Cinematographer/ Director/ Field Producer.
THE LAST OF THE LIBERTIES
For Gibbous Productions. BBC documentary about
American Liberty ships. Partial cinematography.
INTEGRITY DAY
For the Friends of Buckminster Fuller Foundation. Documentary
on Bucky's last personal appearance; a day long presentation about the power of
personal integrity and options for positive global evolution.
Co-Cinematographer.
KEEPING THE FAITH
For the MS Foundation. Documentation of a day long
celebration of music, ritual, and dance, including an exclusive interview with
Gloria Steinem. Director of Photography/ Co-Cinematographer.
GROWING OLD IN AMERICA
For Deer Communications. Documentary pilot film on the
plight of the elderly in America. Co-Cinematographer/ Co-Director/
Co-Producer.
A GUIDE TO WALKING MEDITATION
For Parallax Productions. Documentary on the
teachings of Vietnamese Zen master, artist and author Thich Nhat Hanh.
Cinematographer/ Field Producer/ Editor.
QUEST FOR PEACE
For UC Irvine. A series that explores ideas and strategies
for peace through interviews with leading thinkers worldwide. Director/
Cinematographer for two segments, featuring Japanese ambassador Ryukichi Imai and
the Reverend Robert Hammerton-Kelly.
SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND -
CHERNOBYL & THREE MILE ISLAND: A SPACEBRIDGE
For Internews. PBS Documentary about a groundbreaking satellite spacebridge that
linked scientists in 5 American cities and 5 Soviet cities through a live
teleconference, to discuss safer approaches to future energy needs.
Co-Cinematographer for San Francisco segment.
SAN FRANCISCO/MOSCOW TELEPORT
Documentation of various photophone citizen
diplomacy exchanges in the 80's between groups of individuals and organizations
in the USA and the USSR, over a four year period. Included the first Soviet/
American Cartoon Art Exchange at the San Francisco Art Commission Gallery, which
featured a live photophone exchange with Moscow and a panel discussion with
Soviet and American cartoonists. DP/ Cinematographer.
SAN FRANCISCO/MOSCOW: FACE TO FACE
For the Ark Foundation. An inspirational
short that documented a photophone exchange connecting Soviet computer students
with their San Francisco counterparts in Gorbachev's USSR. Cinematographer.
SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
Documentation of a special "Hunger
Banquet" event created to dramatize the inequity of food resources
worldwide, and to teach affluent students about issues of hunger in the Third
World by bringing them into direct personal contact with the problem.
Cinematographer.
WHY DO THESE KIDS LOVE SCHOOL?
For Concentric Media. Documentary on
alternative education and the innovative methods that stimulate a true love of
learning in students. Partial cinematography.
SAN FRANCISCO WALDORF SCHOOL
Documentation of various special presentations
by educators Henry Barnes, Rene Querido, Robert McDermott and others.
Cinematographer.
GREENPEACE and the BAY AREA PEACE NAVY
Documentary on civil disobedience
actions by Greenpeace and Peace Navy activists during fleet week, to focus
attention on anti-nuclear issues. Co-Cinematographer for this 7 camera shoot.
SURF FOR LIFE
For Energon Productions. Documentary on healthy aging, which
focuses on surfers over age 50. Shows how the sport they love has helped them
stay strong, vital and healthy. Partial cinematography.
HISTORY REVEALED:
INSIDE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
For Moon
Produtions. An hour-long documentary that looks at the DNC's treatment of women
and minority issues. Partial cinematography.
FATE OF THE EARTH CONFERENCE
For Envisage Productions. Documentary on a three
day anti-nuclear event held at the Church of St. John The Devine, in New York
City. Co-Cinematographer.
WOMEN'S SAC CARAVAN
For Helene Aylon Productions. Documentary on the
anti-nuclear work of a group of women, which included rituals and demonstrations
at Lawrence Berkeley and Livermore Laboratories. Partial cinematography.
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEAUM OF ART
Documentary on the "Artists' Soap Box
Derby." Co-Cinematographer.
FEATURE FILM PRODUCTIONS
THE LAST INNOCENT SUMMER
For Ran Cochran Films. Feature film about a
friendship between an older black jazz musician and a white teenage boy, set in
Jackson, Mississippi in the early 60's. Within the framework of a dramatic story
this film deals with racism, social justice, ethics and values formation.
Director of Photography/ Cinematographer.
THE DEVIL'S GIFT
For Windridge Productions. Feature film about a haunted toy
that terrorizes an unsuspecting family. Shown on HBO, released theatrically in
foreign markets, and in video in the USA. Director of Photography/
Cinematographer.
CHALK
For Pacific Rim Productions. Rob Nilssen's independent video feature
about pool hustlers and the disadvantaged urban poor. Partial
cinematography.
CORPORATE / INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONS
PAPERLESS PO BOX
Online corporate video for a new product launch. This
innovative business has developed a method that eliminates lots of paper from our
lives. Director/Cinematograper. To view the
Paperless PO Box video (5
minutes), click here
(Note: The Windows Media Player is not working;
REAL Media Player is usually the best choice.)
CLOROX - OXYGEN ACTION STAIN REMOVER
For Xenovista Productions and DDB
Advertising.
CD-ROM sales tool. Made to convince retail store managers to
give extra shelf space to this new cleaning product. Director/Cinematographer.
ADOBE SYSTEMS
For Full Spectrum Productions. Two comedy video vignettes for
an Adobe product launch presentation that introduced a new GPS in-car navigation
system and a new hardware/ software combination that facilitates corporate
presentations which require a variety of source materials and formats. Director/
Field Producer/ Cinematograper/ Editor.
ICE CREAMATION:
THE MAKING OF A CARVEL COMMERCIAL
For TBWA Advertising,
NYC. Corporate image piece about making a TV commercial for Carvel Ice Cream
Bakery for a national franchisers' meeting. Shot at Industrial Light & Magic,
which produced the vast range of special effects used in the spot. Producer/
Director/ Cinematographer/ Editor.
ZYCON
For V.I. Productions. Corporate image film about the country's third
largest printed circuit board manufacturer. Director of Photography/
Cinematographer.
DOW JONES REPORT ONLINE
For Assignment Desk. Interview with the CEO of
Genentech on the financial prospects for biotech companies in the Clinton
administration. Field Producer/ Director/ Lighting/ Cinematographer.
ADVANCED EMAIL
For American President Company. Explains the more advanced
aspects of an electronic mail softwear program used by APC divisions in the USA
and the Far East. Cinematographer/ Director/ Editor.
NORDSTROM
Corporate program about the extraordinary Nordstrom pension plan,
which sends long-term employees into retirement as millionaires. Director of
Photography/ Cinematographer for San Francisco sequences.
STOREK & STOREK ARCHITECTS
Promotional piece documenting a major
Victorian renovation project covering two square blocks of Oakland. Included
hand-held shooting from high scaffolding and other dangerous situations.
Cinematographer.
DAVID ISH EXECUTIVE PRODUCTIONS
DP/ Cinematographer for three corporate
projects:
- Informational program for Genentech on a genetically
engineered product that kills cancer cells
- Public service message for St.
Francis Hospital
- Confidential video memo on new data communications
technology for senior officers of Pacific Bell
POSITIVE VIDEO
Cinematographer for Commercials/ Promos/ Animatics:
- Del Monte Fruit
Snacks (McCann-Erickson)
- Chrysler/Plymouth (AIM)
- California Tourism Board
(Hal Riney & Partners) - Gallo (Hal Riney & Partners)
- Promo for The
Oakland Symphony, to benefit the Children's Health Council of Palo Alto
VIDEOTECH PRODUCTIONS
Promotional tape for Amerisoft Corporation's
"Edit-Tool" software program. Cinematographer.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC SURGEONS
For Pola Productions. Live satellite feed. Co-Cinematographer.
QUICKVIEW SYSTEMS
Promotional tape to introduce a new softwear package.
Director of Photography/ Cinematographer.
MUSIC, DANCE & ART
LOVE FOR PEACE FESTIVAL
For the Global Gardens Project. Kick-off concert
event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of
The Summer of Love. Producer and Director of this 5 camera live switched
show.
WORKS INSIDE
For Azimuth Productions. Documentation of a dance performance by
Zaccho SF, an award-winning interpretive dance company, performed and directed by
Joanna Haigood. Cinematographer.
LET'S GET BUSY!
For RAH Productions. MTV type dance instructional home video
about learning to dance hip-hop, the teen street dance sensation. DP/
Co-Cinematographer.
STERLING JOHNSON, BUBBLESMITH (promo film) and
THE BUBBLMAN
Short performance piece that spotlights the unique art of Sterling
Johnson, bubble artist, who uses only his hands to create beautiful, fascinating, whimsical
and totally original works of art made of bubbles.
Gold Award, Houston International Film Festival, 2003.
Producer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor. Visit Sterling's website,
Hand Blown Bubbles,
for more about his unique art form.
ANN NADEL, ARTIST
Portrait of the artist and her varied work. Features her
hugh painted scrolls, which resemble trees, that were exhibited at the San
Francisco Jewish Museum. Cinematographer.
SAN FRANCISCO / LENINGRAD ECOLOGICAL ARTS COLLABORATION
Documentation of the
group's San Francisco activities in which Russian and American ecologists and
artists collaborated on a major art show, to bring attention to the ecological
problems facing both cultures. Partial cinematography.
ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY
Documentation of Soviet folk singers and other musicians
who participated in an Earthquake Relief concert, produced by Bill Graham.
Cinematographer.
A SPECIAL EVENING WITH HOLLY NEAR
For Redwood Records. Documentation of a
private fundraising concert. Cinematographer.
BREAD & ROSES
Live, switched feed of a star-studded Berkeley concert into
San Quentin prison. Co-Cinematographer on this 5 camera shoot.
PEACE CHILD
Documentation of "music diplomacy" activities in which
Soviet rock group STAS NAMIN played with American rock band THE DINOSAURS, during
Peace Child's San Francisco Tour. Partial cinematography.
SONGS OF THE EARTH: PAUL WINTER, ODETTA & PETE SEEGER IN CONCERT
For
Envisage Productions. Shot at the concert for the "Fate of the Earth"
in New York City. Co-Cinematographer.
FOUR EXCHANGING DANCE CONCERT
Performance documentation.
Cinematographer.
PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS
VIBRATIONAL HEALING MASSAGE THERAPY
An educational video on a new form of
healing massage. Producer/ Director/ DP/ Cinematographer/ Editor.
ENERGY ARTS WITH BRUCE FRANTZIS
For Invision Productions. Instructional tape
on Taoist Meditation and Chi Gung. Co-cinematographer.
JANE HIRSCHMANN &CAROL MUNTER:
WHEN WOMEN STOP HATING THEIR BODIES -
FREEING YOURSELF FROM FOOD & WEIGHT
For the authors. A
"speak-out" and lecture at Gaia Bookstore by Jane and Carol on their
national book tour. DP/ Cinematographer/ Lighting/ Field Producer.
FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS OF PEACE
Program on the foundation's purposes and
activities, for public service spots and fundraising. Cinematographer.
DR. ANDREW CLAY & THE ACCOMMOTRAC
Medical/ educational tape about a new
method of vision improvement using biofeedback and eye muscle training. Director/
Producer/ Cinematographer.
PUBLIC SERVICE SPOTS
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WOMEN'S BUILDING
For the Feminist Media Network.
Series of public service announcements to publicize a fundraising event.
Co-Producer/ Co-Cinematographer.
ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN
Point of View Productions. Public service announcement
for this non-profit group that assists women in the workplace. Widely seen on Bay
Area TV stations. Writer/ Producer/ Director/ DP/ Cinematographer/ Editor.
COALITION OF LABOR UNION WOMEN
Point of View Productions. Public service
announcement spot and organizing tool. Writer/ Producer/ Director/ DP/
Cinematographer/ Editor.
LEGAL VIDEO
BASSETT PRODUCTIONS
"A Day in the Life Of" video for a BART
accident victim, to document her injuries. Director/ Lighting/
Cinematographer.
and
"The Flores Family" video for use in
court, about the impact of the auto accident death of a young mother on her
surviving family.
Director/ Lighting/ Cinematographer.
DRAMATIC SHORTS
KINETIC LIFE
For RAH Productions. Dramatic short about a unique longtime
friendship between two black men. Director of Photography/ Cinematographer.
ECHOES
Point of View Productions. Psychological drama about early sex-role
conditioning. Prize at the Refocus Film Festival. Excerpted for KRON's
"Sunday Times" magazine show. KQED public television broadcast.
Producer/ Director/ Cinematographer/ Editor.
HITCHIKE DARLING
For Pacific Media Exchange. Half hour dramatic farce.
Partial cinematography.
VIDEO FOOTAGE provided to other productions:
BODYSONG - British feature film
ABC-TV's 20/20 segment on Psychics
GERALDO! Segment "Psychics or Frauds"
TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM
"From the Earth" on remote viewing
AT&T - Commercial for the Mexican market
MEMBER OF THESE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Film Arts Foundation
Bay Area Video Coalition
Business for Social Responsibility
Women's Intercultural Network
Women of Vision & Action
Bay Area Women In Film & Television
