Dan Mirvish

Directing

Dan Mirvish

Born 1967-12-16 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Prior to directing “18½,” award-winning filmmaker and author Dan Mirvish made the critically-acclaimed features "Bernard and Huey," "Between Us," "Open House" and "Omaha (the movie)." He's the author of "The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking" (Focal Press/Routledge), frequent film school guest lecturer and cofounder of the Slamdance Film Festival. A graduate of USC film school, Dan was also a U.S. Senate speechwriter and journalist.

Acting credits

My Big Fat Independent Movie poster
3.6

This hilariously smart satire tells the story of Johnny Vince, a swingin' hepcat who meets hitman Sam and Harvey on a road trip to pull a "botched robbery" in Las Vegas. Along the way they take a deeply unfulfilled not-so-good-girl hostage, encounter the mysterious Mechanic, get harassed by a foul-mouthed answering machine... and did we mention the lesbians? The result - hilarity ensues!

My Big Fat Independent Movie

2005

18½ poster
5.5

In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½-minute gap in Nixon's tapes.

18½

2022

Independent's Day poster
6.0

Filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival discuss what it is like to be an independent filmmaker, and what Sundance has done for them.

Independent's Day

1998

Official Rejection poster
5.3

A documentary following the exploits of a group of filmmakers as they take their independent feature, Ten 'til Noon, along the film festival circuit, and the politics, pitfalls, triumphs and comic tragedies they encounter along the way. Full of interviews with important players in the indie world, this is a must see for young filmmakers on the what happens when the shooting stops.

Official Rejection

2009

Dispersion poster
NR

Grieving the loss of his father, an aspiring violinist finds an old memoir in his new apartment. As he investigates the professor who wrote it, unsettling parallels force him to confront his identity and the choices defining his life.

Dispersion

Playing Columbine poster
6.7

Chronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Written by tolka

Playing Columbine

2008

Behind the camera

Between Us poster
5.2

A New York couple and their Midwestern friends find that drastic changes have occurred in their respective lives since they last met.

Between Us

2012

Between Us poster
5.2

A New York couple and their Midwestern friends find that drastic changes have occurred in their respective lives since they last met.

Between Us

2012

Between Us poster
5.2

A New York couple and their Midwestern friends find that drastic changes have occurred in their respective lives since they last met.

Between Us

2012

18½ poster
5.5

In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½-minute gap in Nixon's tapes.

18½

2022

18½ poster
5.5

In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½-minute gap in Nixon's tapes.

18½

2022

Half Empty poster
NR

An optimistic "happiness counselor" named Bob who falls head over heels in love with his cynical handler Greta. Bob has just penned a self-help book that sold a meager one copy in the entirety of the United States, yet the eternal optimist is quick to note that he's a big hit in Deutschland. Now, as bob straps on his guitar and boards a plan bound for Germany with his handler Greta, an intellectual realist who refuses to see the world though rose tinted glasses, these two polar opposites are about to discover that opposites really do attract.

Half Empty

2006

Bernard and Huey poster
4.8

Two old friends reunite, which causes complications.

Bernard and Huey

2018

Bernard and Huey poster
4.8

Two old friends reunite, which causes complications.

Bernard and Huey

2018

Threat of Exposure poster
5.0

A man poses as a hypnotherapist's patient to find the truth about his missing brother.

Threat of Exposure

2002

Open House poster
6.5

A tangled tale of intrigue, romance, lost love, and the one thing everyone has in common: the American dream of finding a home. The off-kilter real estate agent desperate to sell a house, a pair of "Sexy Swipers" who make quickie love in open houses, down-on-his-luck jewel thief Dave, a couple of adulterous cops trying to break a big case, and Marjorie - a real estate agent whose life is as empty as her bottle of tequila: These strangers come together in the search for true love, a bag of jewels, and the perfect two-story Spanish colonial.

Open House

2004

Open House poster
6.5

A tangled tale of intrigue, romance, lost love, and the one thing everyone has in common: the American dream of finding a home. The off-kilter real estate agent desperate to sell a house, a pair of "Sexy Swipers" who make quickie love in open houses, down-on-his-luck jewel thief Dave, a couple of adulterous cops trying to break a big case, and Marjorie - a real estate agent whose life is as empty as her bottle of tequila: These strangers come together in the search for true love, a bag of jewels, and the perfect two-story Spanish colonial.

Open House

2004

Omaha (The Movie) poster
7.3

From the co-founder of Slamdance comes the story of a young man who returns home from a trip abroad to confront not just his peculiar family and friends, but also a pair of Colombian jewel thieves and a roving gang of Iowa kickboxers, culminating in a showdown at Carhenge. A seminal movie in the history of independent film, "Omaha: The Movie" was the film that spearheaded the birth of the Slamdance Film Festival.

Omaha (The Movie)

1995

Omaha (The Movie) poster
7.3

From the co-founder of Slamdance comes the story of a young man who returns home from a trip abroad to confront not just his peculiar family and friends, but also a pair of Colombian jewel thieves and a roving gang of Iowa kickboxers, culminating in a showdown at Carhenge. A seminal movie in the history of independent film, "Omaha: The Movie" was the film that spearheaded the birth of the Slamdance Film Festival.

Omaha (The Movie)

1995

Omaha (The Movie) poster
7.3

From the co-founder of Slamdance comes the story of a young man who returns home from a trip abroad to confront not just his peculiar family and friends, but also a pair of Colombian jewel thieves and a roving gang of Iowa kickboxers, culminating in a showdown at Carhenge. A seminal movie in the history of independent film, "Omaha: The Movie" was the film that spearheaded the birth of the Slamdance Film Festival.

Omaha (The Movie)

1995

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7.0

At an open house for a gorgeous waterfront home, lies are uncovered, truth is revealed, and plenty of foul play occurs.

Open House

2001

No artwork available
7.0

At an open house for a gorgeous waterfront home, lies are uncovered, truth is revealed, and plenty of foul play occurs.

Open House

2001