Daniel Gough is a Welsh born Artist & Director based in Edinburgh where he received an MFA in Film Directing from Edinburgh College of Art. His work specialises in creative, deeply personal storytelling as a means to explore difficult and sensitive subjects. His first feature film - Night Gardener was selected for Edinburgh Pitch 2021, The producers forum at IDFA 2021. In with collaboration from Creative Scotland, Ffilm Wales, Fruitmarket (Cologne, Germany), Sonja Henrici creates and Anne Milne (Hand-drawn productions).

He has experience in drama including BBC Wales directing credits ‘The Plan’ in collaboration with ‘It’s my Shout’, various experimental shorts including ‘Immram I am in’ commissioned through the Storytelling festival, and was selected to play at the Edinburgh Shorts Showcase 2023. Further Commissions include the short documentary ‘Dancing Wave’ that was screen at Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art in January 2024. As Well as having his first taste of theatre director for ‘The Gorbals Vampire’ production after a nine month residency as part of the award winning ‘Bright & Wild Festival 2023’ in collaboration with Lyra Artspace.

dangough@hand-drawnpictures.com