Executive Talks: Daniel Willis

IFA Chicago

We are honored to welcome award-winning director, writer, producer Daniel Willis! *THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT*

Join us for an intimate, virtual Q&amp;A with Daniel Willis! Grab a snack and a drink, and listen in from the comfort of your home.Daniel Willis is a writer/director who draws on his experience growing up on Chicago’s south side. He is a 2018 Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellow and 2017 Sony Pictures Television Directing Fellow. His short films and television projects have screened at festivals around the world including The HBO Short Film Competition at ABFF, Urbanworld Film Festival, The Global Impact Film Festival, The LA Film Festival, The Chicago International Television Festival, SeriesFest (Best Writing - Public Housing Unit), The New York Television Festival, and ITVFest (Best of Fest - Public Housing Unit). Wednesday, Daniel’s latest short film, has been licensed by HBO. Daniel’s TV directing credits include Freeform/Hulu’s Cruel Summer, ABC’s The Rookie, NBC’s The Blacklist, and ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. On the writing front, Daniel recently served as producer/writer for the Lena Waithe produced comedy series Twenties.This talk will be moderated by IFA Chicago&#x27;s Executive Director and filmmaker, Angie Gaffney.Both Willis and Gaffney are graduates of DePaul University&#x27;s College of Computing and Digital Media.

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