Daniel Hymanson is a documentary filmmaker from Chicago who lives in New York City. His first feature So Late So Soon premiered at the 2020 True/False Film Fest. It went on to screen at festivals including DOC NYC, BAFICI, Big Sky, and Ashland as well as at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. The film was shortlisted for the 2021 IDA Documentary Award for Best Feature. Oscilloscope Pictures released So Late So Soon theatrically in 2021, and it’s currently available on VOD platforms.
His work as a director has received support from IFP, the Illinois Arts Council, the True/False & Catapult Rough Cut Retreat, and the Sundance Institute. He was also an associate producer on The Last Season (Independent Spirit Award nominee) and Western (Special Jury Prize at Sundance), as well as production designer on Other Months (SXSW). Filmmaker Magazine named him one of its "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2020 and DOC NYC included him on its 40 Under 40 list in 2021.