Directing

Dan Schneidkraut

Known for

Directing

Credits

11 titles

Dan S is a writer/director/editor and sometimes camera operator residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A recipient of two McKnight Fellowships and The Creative Capital Award for Moving Image, Dan has been recognized primarily for his experimental narrative work. In 2013 he delved into documentary with a personal exploration of fatherhood, familial violence and the death of record stores entitled "Old Man," described by film scholar Jack Sargeant as "an exceptional and poetic work." In 2015 Dan shot his second feature documentary, "Vore King," a detailed portrait of R.P. Whalen, world famous horror host, trash movie guru, carnival sideshow barker and America's premier purveyor of vorarephilia fe…

Known for

Behind the camera

Vore King poster
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Vore King is a detailed portrait of R.P. Whalen, world famous horror host, trash movie guru, carnival sideshow barker, and America's premier purveyor of vorarephilia fetish film.

Vore King

2016

Subhuman Services poster
10.0

A reflection on personal and systemic failures woven into an analysis of The Department of Human Services hold music utilizing archival footage of Jimmy Buffet, Duran Duran, Steely Dan, Paula Cole, late night cable erotica, and more.

Subhuman Services

2025

Old Man poster
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The story of a father, a son and the last record store in town.

Old Man

2014

No artwork available
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Matt and Ted wander hungry and exhausted through an oppressive wasteland populated by freight trains and fellow travelers. The trains take Matt and Ted in every direction but never where they want to go.

Matt's Story

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The Truth About Hastings poster
5.0

Marjorie's 93rd birthday descends into darkness.

The Truth About Hastings

2021

EN AVANT [about a year in MPLS] poster
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A meditative ride through the city during a period of tumult and transition, shot entirely from a bike, with a haunting soundtrack by world-renowned noise artist GNAWED and analog video manipulations by Gordon Byrd (Basement Vibes, Teenage Moods).

EN AVANT [about a year in MPLS]

2023

Seeking Wellness: Suffering Through Four Movements poster
7.0

SEEKING WELLNESS is comprised of a series of four vignettes exploring ideas related to victimization, recovery and empathy.

Seeking Wellness: Suffering Through Four Movements

2008

Seeking Wellness: Suffering Through Four Movements poster
7.0

SEEKING WELLNESS is comprised of a series of four vignettes exploring ideas related to victimization, recovery and empathy.

Seeking Wellness: Suffering Through Four Movements

2008

Father's Day poster
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A short documentary containing images of a ghost town juxtaposed with a day in the life of a father coping with loss and old age. A story about absence.

Father's Day

2020

Used to Be poster
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Images and sounds from the last days of the oldest record store in town.

Used to Be

2024

Wish You Were Here poster
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A story about traveling alone told using footage scavenged from various mobile devices. An exploration of isolation and suicidal thoughts on The United States' Amtrak rail system.

Wish You Were Here

2019