
Directing
Dalano Barnes
Place of birth
Cornwall, UK
Known for
Directing
Credits
6 titles
Dalano Barnes is a Cornish filmmaker and founder of Cultful Films. After producing a series of animated short films, he wrote and directed his first live action short film The Man Behind the Machine (2023), which became part of the sci-fi anthology Merge (2025), reaching the UK Top 10 on Amazon Prime Video. Dalano is now in development with his debut feature film Amongst Crows.
Known for
5.7In a future where technology feels more human than ever, people confront love, loss, and identity as the boundaries between man and machine disappear.
Merge
2025
NRStory of a Shop Owner's assistant that battles with his own mortality and individuality after a new Government ruling.
The Man Behind the Machine
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10.0After Malt kills his partner during an extraction, Tian Wen marks him for death. Under the guise of an important retrieval mission, she sends Milo topside alongside Malt to recover a valuable tape. As the two Raiders fight their way across the surface, their uneasy partnership develops into a genuine friendship. With extraction drawing closer, Milo must decide whether or not to carry out his mission.
Project Arc: An Arc Raiders Fan Film
2026
Film credits
Behind the camera
5.7In a future where technology feels more human than ever, people confront love, loss, and identity as the boundaries between man and machine disappear.
Merge
2025
5.7In a future where technology feels more human than ever, people confront love, loss, and identity as the boundaries between man and machine disappear.
Merge
2025
5.7In a future where technology feels more human than ever, people confront love, loss, and identity as the boundaries between man and machine disappear.
Merge
2025
NRStory of a Shop Owner's assistant that battles with his own mortality and individuality after a new Government ruling.
The Man Behind the Machine
—
NRStory of a Shop Owner's assistant that battles with his own mortality and individuality after a new Government ruling.
The Man Behind the Machine
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