Daniel Lombroso Explained

Daniel Lombroso
Birth Place:New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Years Active:2020–present

Daniel Lombroso is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist.[1] [2] He is known for embedding inside of extremist groups to capture their influence on modern politics.[3] [4] [5] His films White Noise, American Scar, and Nina & Irena have received critical acclaim.[6] [7] [8]

Life and career

Lombroso was born in New Rochelle, New York, the grandson of two Holocaust survivors.[8] After graduating from McGill University, where he studied political science, he began working for The Atlantic and The New Yorker.[9] [2] In 2020, he directed his first documentary feature, White Noise, for which he spent four years embedded inside the so-called alt-right movement.[3] During the production of the film, he exposed Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes for sexual harassment and captured alt-right members embracing Nazi ideology.[10] [11] The film was named one of the top documentaries of 2020 by Vox and The Boston Globe.[12] [13]

In 2021, Lombroso's documentary short on the US-Mexico border, American Scar, won a Special Jury Mention at DOC NYC and was nominated for a National Magazine Awards.[14] [15] In 2023, he directed, Nina & Irena about his grandmother's survival in the Holocaust. It was Executive Produced by Errol Morris.[8] He was named to the 2023 Forbes 30 under 30 list in the Media category.[16]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2020White NoiseDirector, cinematographer and producerDocumentary
2021American ScarDirector and producerDocumentary short
2022Liturgy of Anti-Tank ObstaclesProducerDocumentary short
2023Nina & IrenaDirectorDocumentary short

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2021WonRaindance Film FestivalBest Documentary FilmWhite Noise[17]
WonJacksonville Film FestivalBest Documentary Feature[18]
NominatedLivingston AwardNational Reporting[19]
2022NominatedAmerican Film InstituteDocumentary Short FilmAmerican Scar[20]
WonDoc NYCSpecial Mention
NominatedNational Magazine AwardsBest Video
WonDoc NYCSpecial MentionLiturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles[21]
2023NominatedBig Sky Documentary Film FestivalBest Mini Doc[22]
NominatedInternational Documentary AssociationBest Short Documentary[23]
NominatedFlickerfestBest Documentary Short[24]
WonSonoma International Film FestivalBest Short FilmNina & Irena[25]
WonBrooklyn Film FestivalSpirit Award[26]
WonMountainfilmBest Short Film[27]
NominatedNational Magazine AwardsBest Video[28]
NominatedMontclair FilmDocumentary Shorts Competition[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "This Whole Movement is about Performance": Daniel Lombroso on his Alt-Right Doc White Noise. filmmakermagazine.com. 2024-07-20.
  2. Web site: Daniel Lombroso: Profile of a D.C. Filmmaker. independent-magazine.org. 2024-07-20.
  3. Web site: Four Years Embedded With the Alt-Right. theatlantic.com. 2024-07-20.
  4. Web site: A Jewish filmmaker’s four-year immersion in the alt-right underworld. jewishinsider.com. 2024-07-20.
  5. Web site: Reviews from Big Sky Documentary Film Festival: Part 2. shortstickfilms.com. 2024-07-20.
  6. Web site: White Noise. rottentomatoes.com. 2024-07-20.
  7. Web site: American Scar. shortoftheweek.com. 2024-07-20.
  8. Web site: In "Nina & Irena," a Holocaust Survivor Breaks Her Silence After Eighty Years. newyorker.com. 2024-07-20.
  9. Web site: Tracking the rise of white nationalism. mcgillnews.mcgill.ca. 2024-07-20.
  10. Web site: WHY THE ALT-RIGHT’S MOST FAMOUS WOMAN DISAPPEARED. theatlantic.com. 2024-07-20.
  11. Web site: 'Hail Trump!': White Nationalists Salute the President-Elect. theatlantic.com. 2024-07-20.
  12. Web site: The 18 best documentaries of 2020. vox.com. 2024-07-20.
  13. Web site: A very good year for documentaries, if an annus horribilis otherwise. bostonglobe.com. 2024-07-20.
  14. Web site: 2021 AWARD WINNERS. docnyc.net. 2024-07-20.
  15. Web site: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2023 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS. asme.media. 2024-07-20.
  16. Web site: Media. forbes.com. 2024-07-20.
  17. Web site: Raindance Film Festival 2021 Awards!. raindance.org. 2024-07-20.
  18. Web site: 2021 FILM AWARD WINNERS. jacksonvillefilmfestival.com. 2024-07-20.
  19. Web site: Announcing the 2021 Livingston Award Finalists. wallacehouse.umich.edu. 2024-07-20.
  20. Web site: AFI FEST 2022 Announces Full Festival Lineup. afi.com. 2024-07-20.
  21. Web site: 2022 AWARD WINNERS. docnyc.net. 2024-07-20.
  22. Web site: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival schedule. montanarightnow.com. 2024-07-20.
  23. Web site: IDA Documentary Awards. documentary.org. 2024-07-20.
  24. Web site: Liturgy Of Anti-Tank Obstacles. flickerfest.com.au. 2024-07-20.
  25. Web site: Ben Kingsley Starrer ‘Jules’ Wins Audience Award at 26th Sonoma International Film Festival — Exclusive. indiewire.com. 2024-07-20.
  26. Web site: 2024 WINNERS. brooklynfilmfestival.org. 2024-07-20.
  27. Web site: 2023 AWARDS AND FESTIVAL RECAP. mountainfilm.org. 2024-07-20.
  28. Web site: American Society of Magazine Editors Announce National Magazine Awards 2024 Nominees. asme.media. 2024-07-20.
  29. Web site: Montclair Film Announces Complete 2023 Montclair Film Festival Program . montclairlocal.news. 2024-07-20.

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