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Prof. Dawson’s Faculty Bio

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    Darius Dawson

    Assistant Professor: Film and Television Arts

    Darius Dawson is an award winning director and film educator. His film, A RODEO FILM, won the 2020 DGA Student Directing Grand Prize, the Golden Tadpole at Camerimage 2020 and was purchased by HBO to stream on HBOMax. Additionally, he has directed for Peter and Bob Farrelly for their Quibi show, THE NOW, currently on the Roku Channel and 2nd Unit on THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER, currently on Apple TV +. Before embarking on his journey as a director, Darius worked several years as a cinematographer lensing branded and short form content extensively in Southeast Asia, China and Japan. On the State side he’s shot out of helicopters for the National Guard, explosions in the high desert and drug runners on the mud flats outside of Anchorage, Alaska.

    Outside of filmmaking Darius teaches Directing and Visual Storytelling for Sundance’s online learning platform; The Sundance Collab Classes. He hails from North Carolina and attended NYU and the AFI Conservatory for cinematography and directing, respectively.

    Darius Dawson is an award winning director and film educator. His film, A RODEO FILM, won the 2020 DGA Student Directing Grand Prize, the Golden Tadpole at Camerimage 2020 and was purchased by HBO to stream on HBOMax. Additionally, he has directed for Peter and Bob Farrelly for their Quibi show, THE NOW, currently on the Roku Channel and 2nd Unit on THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER, currently on Apple TV +. Before embarking on his journey as a director, Darius worked several years as a cinematographer lensing branded and short form content extensively in Southeast Asia, China and Japan. On the State side he’s shot out of helicopters for the National Guard, explosions in the high desert and drug runners on the mud flats outside of Anchorage, Alaska.

    Outside of filmmaking Darius teaches Directing and Visual Storytelling for Sundance’s online learning platform; The Sundance Collab Classes. He hails from North Carolina and attended NYU and the AFI Conservatory for cinematography and directing, respectively.