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Dan Gvozden

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Sammy, a young writer in New York City, pines after his former love Alex, after their failed relationship.  Suddenly she appears back in his life and he asks her out to lunch.  In order to assuage his nervousness over their reunion, Sammy decides it would be best to bring his therapist, Theo, along for the date.
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Dan Gvozden graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BA in Film/Television Production. He calls New York City his home after moving from Severna Park, Maryland and attending UMBC as a Film and Video student. Dan hopes to becomes a college professor/director of films in New York City and is actively pursuing that dream.
BornJuly 17, 1986
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    • Director
    • 2009
    An Old Hope
    Short
    • Director
    • 2009
    Wormtown
    Short
    • Director
      Sunglasses at Night
      Short
      • Second Unit or Assistant Director
      • 2007

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      • Wormtown
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      • Optional Ingredients
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        • Director
        • 2009
      • An Old Hope
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        • Director
        • 2009

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      • Clubscene (2009)
        Clubscene
        8.3
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        • first assistant director (as Daniel Gvozden)
        • 2009
      • When the Dogs Cried Out
        9.3
        Short
        • assistant director
        • 2009
      • Sunglasses at Night
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        • assistant director
        • 2007

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      • An Old Hope
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        • writer
        • 2009

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      • Denny Dale Bess, Nick Gaglia, Donald Pritt, and Stephen Michael Kane in Aaron Bacon (2009)
        Aaron Bacon
        7.6
        • production assistant
        • 2009

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        • Daniel S. Gvozden
      • Height
        • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
      • Born
        • July 17, 1986
        • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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        Dan's grandfather was Thomas Stewart Kerr, the famous Baltimore newsman known also as Bozo the Clown and Professor Kool.

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