Daniel Chein (錢顥) is an independent filmmaker based between Taipei, Berlin, and Carpinteria. Merging ethnographic inquiry, co-creation methodologies, and observational cinema, he is drawn to stories that reveal subtle social dynamics and expressions of diasporic longing in the performative. His latest short About a Home premiered at the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival and is distributed by Argo. His work has screened at dozens of festivals including Slamdance, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Cinequest, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, and Champs-Élysées Film Festival, to name a few. Daniel has received support from Ford Foundation, The Sundance Institute, Field of Vision, ITVS, Princess Grace Foundation, Catapult, and SFFILM, among others. Featured in Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film,” Daniel is a 2023 Sundance Fellow, a 2024 Berlinale Talent, and a recipient of 2026 Creative Capital Award. He holds a BA in Anthropology and an MFA in Cinema from San Francisco State University, and has taught courses in cinematography, editing, and 16mm film production.