daneeta@elektrikzoo.com
| Biography: Born in Big Branch, Louisiana in August of 1965. Moved around Southeast Louisiana a lot as a kid: Kenner, Thibadeaux, Paradis, Mandeville, New Orleans. BA in Literature: Loyola University of the South. Intensive Japanese: Monterey Institute of International Studies. Lived in Virgina for 8 months: MA in Literature from George Mason University. Lived in Southern California for a spell. Worked odd jobs. Moved to rural Japan. Two years teaching. Five years in Tokyo doing business, dancing on tables, and writing it all down. Moved to London: MA/MFA from the London Film School. Worked as Writer+Director+ Producer. Produced 13 shorts and two feature documentaries. Main credits on seven other shorts and one feature. International experience includes Europe, Africa, Asia and the U.S. Work mainly under the umbrella of the Elektrik Zoo, an international creative partnership co-founded by myself and Patrick Jackson. Philosophy: Together we are stronger. |
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Features
"Wherever I lay my Hat," The Guardian, 11 September 2008 “Homecoming,” The Guardian, 10 March 2007 “Blood is Thicker than Floodwater,” The Guardian, 28 August 2006 “Emotional Suicide,” Tokyo Journal, February 1999 “Friendship,” Being A Broad, September 1998 “Part-time Entrepreneurs,” Being A Broad, November 1998 Social Media Advertising "Derek Says": New Orleans Insectarium (Unofficial) Columns City Life Examiner: Examiner.com (2008 - Present) Senior Blogger: London Metblog & New Orleans Metblog (2005 - 2008) “Healthy Bytes,” FEW Review (monthly), 1999-2000 “Alternatives,” Metropolis (bi-weekly), 1999-2000 “Jobfinder,” Metropolis (bi-weekly), 1999-2000 “Date Lines,” Tokyo Journal (monthly), 1999 (sample) “Money Matters,” Tokyo Journal (monthly), 1998-1999 “Broads on the Web,” Being A Broad (monthly), 1998 Articles “Just Like Heaven,” The Guardian, April 2006 “Big Apple Films in the Big Mikan,” Tokyo Journal, March 1999 “On a Shoestring: Budget Traveling on the Web,” Tokyo Y.Y. August 1999 “Film Buffs: Indulge Yourselves on the Net,” Tokyo Y.Y. September 1999 “Food, Glorious Food,” Tokyo Y.Y., November 1999 “Bound to Please,” Being A Broad, September 1998 “Paula Terry – She Will Survive,” Being A Broad, August 1998 “The Wa of Weight Training,” Traffic, January 1995 “Foreign Rice Declared National Disaster,” Traffic, March 1995 “Please Study!” Traffic, June/July 1994 Interviews “One Woman in Japan: May Leong,” Being A Broad, April 1998 “The Men of Being A Broad,” Being A Broad, September 1998 “One Woman in Japan: Nobuko Muromatsu,” Being A Broad, October 1998 “In the Spotlight: Shoichi Kaku,” Traffic, September 1994 Poetry Poet Laureate: Joseph Nils (2009) “My Grand Mistake,” The Abiko Quarterly, Winter/Spring 2001 “Tsunami,” The Abiko Quarterly, Winter/Spring 2000 “The Fourth Sin,” The Abiko Quarterly, Winter/Srping 2000 “My Response to your accusation of throwing away a bowl of Tapioca Pudding,” Traffic, December 1994 Essays “American Mythology and Michael Herr’s ‘Dispatches,’” Kita-Kyushu University Press, June 1995 “The Heroic Nature of Satan in John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost,’” Kita-Kyushu University Press, March 1995 “’Desire and Domestic Fiction’ and Miss Sidney Bidulph,” Kita-Kyushu University Press, June 1995 Books “No Mickey Mouse Courses in America,” Yamaga Publishing, 2000 “Story Truths,” Kita-Kyushu University Press, 1995 Web
Websites Created and Maintained www.elektrikzoo.com (2002 - Present) www.tokyocowboys.com (2002 - Present) Healthy-Bytes.com (1998-2000) Being A Broad (1997-1999) Foreign Executive Women (1998-2000) Blogs City Life Examiner: Examiner.com (2008 - Present) Content Manager: Down in the Parish (2007 - Present) Content Manager: Tokyo Cowboys (2002 - Present) Content Manager: Elektrik Zoo (2006 - Present) Fiction/Non Fiction Writer: Story Truths (Syndicated on Examiner.com) (2004 - Present) Senior Blogger: London Metblog (2005 - 2008) Senior Blogger: New Orleans Metblog (2008) back
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Documenting your World - New Orleans Video Acess Center/LA Green Corps (2009)
Everybody has a story to tell, but do they have the skills, desire and motivation to tell it well? This 11-week workshop was conceived and developed by The Elektrik Zoo and is aimed at motivating young people to tell their stories in an interesting and compelling way. The first run of this workshop saw at-risk, urban youths conceiving, shooting and editing their own short documentary about their work to help New Orleans become a greener city. Picutres here. Video is here. Substitute Teaching - Recovery School District (RSD), New Orleans & St. Bernard Parish Board of Education (2009) Writer/Director Masterclass - Department of Media Studies (Christopher Jeansonne) Lusher Charter School, New Orleans, LA (2008) Filmmaking Masterclass (with Patrick Jackson) - Department of Music (Jim Gabour) Loyola University, New Orleans (2008) Writer/Director Masterclass - Department of English (John Biguenet) Loyola University, New Orleans (2006) Education
Master of Arts Distinctions: Directing & Producing The Art and Technique of Filmmaking MFA Equivalent The London Film School (2003) Master of Arts English Literature George Mason University (Thesis Published) (1995) Bachelor of Arts English Literature Loyola University of the South (1988) Workshops/Courses Doc/Fest Pitching Workshop UK Film Council and Sheffield Documentary Film Festival (2008) Improvisation for Directors and Screenwriters with Sean McCann The London Film School (2008) The Craft of the Director with Paul Cronin The London Film School (2008) Sales, Marketing and Distribution with Mia Bays The London Film School (2008) Writer's Gym with Ellis Freeman The London Film School (2007) Directing & Writing Director's Guild of Britian (2007) Documentary Filmmaking Temple University, Japan (1998) Creative Writing Short Stories Temple University, Japan (1997) Intensive Japanese Monterey Institute of International Studies (1989) Awards/Distinctions
Affiliations/Memberships The Elektrik Zoo (Co-Founder) Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society) Foreign Executive Women Tokyo Women's Connection (London) Founding Member Shooting People The London Film School Alumni Association Media Rights Random Work Experience Alumni Liaison - The London Film School, Covent Garden, London (2004 - 2008)
Teacher – New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Buzen Board of Education, Catena Training, Center & Kanda University (1990 - 1995)
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I have recently married Patrick Jackson and am in the process of
changing my name. This is a long process. For full information, see
this article.
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