Dan Bush is an American film director and screenwriter best known for ''

The Signal The Signal may refer to: * ''The Signal'' (2007 film), American horror film written and directed by David Bruckner, Dan Bush, and Jacob Gentry * ''The Signal'' (2014 film), American science fiction thriller film directed by William Eubank * ''Th ...

'' (2007), which he co-directed and co-wrote with

Jacob Gentry Jacob Gentry is an American film director, editor, and writer. He is best known for ''The Signal'', which he co-wrote and co-directed with David Bruckner and Dan Bush. He also directed the '' My Super Psycho Sweet 16'' trilogy and collaborate ...

and

David Bruckner David Bruckner (born c. 1977) is an American film director. With Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush, he co-wrote and co-directed the 2007 horror film ''The Signal''. Bruckner also co-wrote and directed the "Amateur Night" segment of the 2012 horror antho ...

Early life

Bush attended the University of South Carolina and

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which r ...

Career

With

and

, he co-wrote and co-directed ''

'', which premiered at the

2007 Sundance Film Festival The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007, in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival. The opening night film was '' Chica ...

. The three had worked together previously in various projects in Atlanta. Bush collaborated with

Ben Lovett Ben Lovett (born May 3, 1978) is an American singer, film composer, songwriter and producer. Lovett is the founder of record label, Lovers Label. His non-film compositions are released under the names Lovett and Lovers & Friends. Previous wor ...

, who scored ''The Signal'', in the short film ''Ghost of Old Highways'', which won Best Music and Best Cinematography at the Charlotte Film Festival.

Bilge Ebiri Bilge Ebiri (; born 1973) is an English-born American journalist and filmmaker. His first feature film, a comedy thriller entitled ''New Guy'', was released in 2004. Early life and education Ebiri studied film at Yale University where his thesis ...

of ''

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'' wrote that his short film ''A Day in the Life'' (2006) is "one of the coolest short films we’ve seen in recent years". '' The Reconstruction of William Zero'' premiered at the

Fantasia Festival Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

on July 20, 2014. In January 2014, ''

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'' reported that ''The Trust'' was to begin pre-production in April 2014.

Awards and nominations

In 2008, Bush was nominated for the

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along with Bruckner and Gentry for ''The Signal''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, Dan Living people American film directors American male screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people)