Directing
Dan Fipphen
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Directing
Credits
5 titles
Dan Fipphen is a Washington, DC-based filmmaker who has worked on short and long-form documentaries, branded content, digital series and broadcast television. His editing credits include films for clients such as National Geographic, ESPN Films, The Guardian, Upworthy, USAID, and the Gates Foundation. He recently co-directed Fired Up, an animated short that depicts the origins of Barack Obama's "fired up, ready to go" chant, which was featured by the Atlantic, named a Vimeo Staff Pick, and added to Short of the Week. Released on the final day of the Obama presidency, the film has been reviewed by the Huffington Post and A.V. Club and seen more than 7 million times. Before that, he directed…
Known for
9.0Never underestimate the power of one voice to change things, as wittily illustrated by 14 artists from around the world in this animated speech by Barack Obama.
Fired Up!
2017
NRBased on his writings from a sleepless night in U.S. immigration detention, Mahmoud Khalil reflects on being separated from his family and the fragile promises of democracy, justice, and human dignity.
Awake
2026
NRAn animated documentary based on writings from a sleepless night in U.S. immigration detention, where Mahmoud Khalil reflects on being separated from his family and the fragile promises of democracy, justice, and human dignity.
Awake
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Behind the camera
9.0Never underestimate the power of one voice to change things, as wittily illustrated by 14 artists from around the world in this animated speech by Barack Obama.
Fired Up!
2017
9.0Never underestimate the power of one voice to change things, as wittily illustrated by 14 artists from around the world in this animated speech by Barack Obama.
Fired Up!
2017
NRBased on his writings from a sleepless night in U.S. immigration detention, Mahmoud Khalil reflects on being separated from his family and the fragile promises of democracy, justice, and human dignity.
Awake
2026
NRBased on his writings from a sleepless night in U.S. immigration detention, Mahmoud Khalil reflects on being separated from his family and the fragile promises of democracy, justice, and human dignity.
Awake
2026
NRAn animated documentary based on writings from a sleepless night in U.S. immigration detention, where Mahmoud Khalil reflects on being separated from his family and the fragile promises of democracy, justice, and human dignity.
Awake
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