Daniel Straub
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March 1, 1995
Daniel Straub | |
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| Born | Daniel Straub March 1, 1995 |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Daniel Straub is an American documentary filmmaker. He directed Out of Plain Sight, a feature documentary for the Los Angeles Times about ocean dumping off the coast of Los Angeles, and the short documentary A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil about the Loti Pencil in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Straub was inspired to make films by watching the behind the scenes documentary for Raiders of the Lost Ark by Laurent Bouzereau.[1]
Career
Straub began his directing career with Out of Plain Sight, a feature documentary about the ocean disposal of waste from the manufacturing of DDT. The film premiered at DOC NYC in November 2024.[2]
His next project, A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil told the story of the creation of the Loti Pencil sculpture in Minneapolis. It premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where it won Best Short Documentary.[3] The film was also an official selection of the 2026 Minneapolis Saint Paul International Film Festival[4]and the RiverRun International Film Festival.[5]
Accolades
| Festival/Organisation | Date | Award/Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | February 15, 2025 | Audience Choice Award | Out of Plain Sight | Won | [6] |
| Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital | March 29, 2025 | Shared Earth Foundation Award | Won | [7] | |
| International Wildlife Film Festival | April 15, 2025 | Best Feature | Won | [8] | |
| Mendocino Film Festival | May 29, 2025 | Special Jury Award for Environmental Justice | Won | [9] | |
| Berkshire International Film Festival | June 1, 2025 | Documentary Jury Award - Honorable Mention | Won | [10] | |
| Berkshire International Film Festival | June 2, 2025 | Audience Award | Won | [10] | |
| Woods Hole Film Festival | August 2, 2025 | Director's Choice Award for Fortitude in Filmmaking | Won | [11] | |
| Jackson Wild Media Awards | August 4, 2025 | Investigative | Won | [11] | |
| Jackson Wild Media Awards | August 4, 2025 | Science & Nature - Long Form | Finalist | [11] | |
| Coast Film Festival | November 15, 2025 | MacGillivray Freeman Environmental Filmmaker Award | Won | [12] | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | February 14, 2026 | Best Short Documentary | A Short Documentary About A Giant Pencil | Won | [3] |