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Q & A with Daniel Myrick Director of SKYMAN and The Blair Witch Project.
Join us for an extraordinary evening with Bainbridge Island's own, Daniel Myrick. He'll answer questions about his new film, "SKYMAN," which premiered on June 30, 2020 and also features Bainbridge Island author, Michael Brein. Moderated by Julia Fair, this Q & A will be held on Wednesday August 26 from 7pm-8pm on Zoom. Book your free ticket at skyman.bpt.me.
Skyman documents the story of Carl Merryweather who believes he experienced an alien encounter at 10-years-old and is now trying to reconnect with the UFO at the same location.
Rating:NR
Genre:Documentary, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By:Daniel Myrick
Written By:Daniel Myrick
In Theaters:Jun 30, 2020 Limited
On Disc/Streaming:Jul 7, 2020
Studio:Gravitas Ventures
A native of Sarasota, Florida, Myrick was raised within the cultural enclave of Long Boat Key where his appreciation for the visual arts continually evolved. Over the subsequent years, Myrick worked in the fields of of freelance art and photography and was eventually accepted into the inaugural, University of Central Florida film program.
Not long after graduating with his BA, Myrick teamed up with former film school graduates to create the indie-film sensation, The Blair Witch Project where he was co-writer/director. Considered a seminal work in low budget, filmmaking, as well as, being one of the highest grossing films in history, TBWP ushered in a new methodology of production and grass roots marketing that is still being utilized today.
Seeing the story telling potential in the web, Daniel was also responsible for producing
one of the first online, scripted series back in 2007 entitled, The Strand. Starring
Kathrine Helmond, James Morrison with a featured appearance by Kevin Smith. This
trail blazing dramatic series was met with rave reviews where it was featured on the
KoldCast network.
Shortly afterwards, Myrick wrote and directed Solstice, starring Amanda Seyfried and
Shawn Ashmore which shot in and around New Orleans. This soon led to a partnership
with Tony Krantz (EP on 24) and John Shiban (EP on X-Files) to oversee and produce
six films under their Raw Feed label for Warner Brothers Home Video. Their flagship
production, Rest Stop, became Warner Bros highest selling, non theatrical, video release
at the time.
Myrick then went on to write and direct the sci-fi thriller The Objective, shot in the Berber villages of Morocco utilizing current and former military personnel comprising most of the cast. It was soon accepted by the prestigious TriBeCa Film Festival for its world wide premiere, eventually being picked up by IFC films. Its considered required viewing by many in the Special Forces community due to its authentic portrayal of military combat and tactics.
More recently, Myrick wrote and directed, Under the Bed, a Hitchcockian thriller shot
in Salt Lake City, starring Hannah New (Black Sails) and Beverly DAngelo (Vacation)
in partnership with Radar Pictures and Appian Way. It premiered on A&E/Lifetime and a
sequel is in the works.
Myricks latest feature project is Skyman. A sci-fi/docudrama about a man that claims
he was visited by an Alien when he was ten years old. Now as an adult, hes convinced
that this alien will be returning and this film will be documenting every his journey. The
film is currently in post-production.
Myrick is also CEO of Gang of Robots, Inc., a California media production company and
has recently opened a studio in the Tampa, Fl area at www.thepower-station.com
where hes currently developing several online, television and feature projects that cover
a wide variety of genres. Daniel has also been heavily involved with other filmmakers in
assisting their careers both as Executive Producer, consultant and providing post
production services. You can get more info at www.gangofrobots.com
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