Daniel DiMauro is an American documentary filmmaker from

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

. In 2020, DiMauro directed ''The Swamp'', an

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documentary about dysfunction in the

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. The film follows three Republican Congressmen:

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of Florida,

Thomas Massie Thomas Harold Massie (born January 13, 1971) is an American politician and engineer. A member of the Republican Party, Massie has been the United States representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district since 2012. The district covers ...

of Kentucky, and

Ken Buck Kenneth Robert Buck (born February 16, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who represented Colorado's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 until his resignation in 2024. Buck served as chair ...

of Colorado. Earlier in the year, DiMauro directed and produced with

Morgan Pehme Morgan Pehme (born May 5, 1978 in New York City) is an American filmmaker and journalist. Background Pehme's father was journalist Kalev Pehme. On his paternal side, his grandfather, Karl Pehme, was a sculptor from Estonia. His grandmother, G ...

an episode of the

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documentary series ''

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'' entitled ''Slumlord Millionaire'', which chronicles

Jared Kushner Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American businessman and investor. He is a son-in-law of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, through his marriage to Ivanka Trump and served as a senior advisor in his father-in- ...

's business practices at the helm of Kushner Companies, his family's real estate company that he led prior to becoming a White House senior advisor in the administration of his father-in-law

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. Previously, DiMauro directed, wrote, edited and produced '' Get Me Roger Stone'', the critically acclaimed

documentary which had its premiere at the 2017

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. The film, about controversial Republican political consultant and longtime

advisor

Roger Stone Roger Jason Stone (born Roger Joseph Stone Jr.; August 27, 1952) is an American Political consulting, political consultant and lobbyist. He is Donald Trump's longest-serving political adviser, best known for the Mueller special counsel investi ...

, was described by ''

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'' as a "grim if gripping profile of the man who made Trump," and was hailed by ''Variety'' as "lively, fun, sickening, and essential." ''

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'' called the film a "staggering, shock-to-the-system political documentary about America’s most powerful dirty trickster." ''Get Me Roger Stone'' was released on Netflix on May 12, 2017. DiMauro has additionally worked as a producer and editor on multiple award-winning documentaries such a
''Denial''
(2016), '' (T)ERROR'' (2015), ''The House I Live In'' (2012) and ''Reagan'' (2011). As a writer, DiMauro has contributed to ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

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