Writer
Daisy is a professional ballet dancer turned writer / director. She’s a Los Angeles native who moved to Germany at the age of 16 to pursue a career at The Stuttgart Ballet Company. After 8 seasons of dancing in the company, Daisy hung up her pointe shoes and moved to London to earn a degree in practical filmmaking from The Met Film School. Daisy is an alumna of the 2019 Sundance New Voices Lab. In 2020, she wrote and directed a 3-part documentary series for the Ballett am Rhein in Düsseldorf which premiered live at their Opera House as well as on German TV. Most recently Daisy has sold a feature film she co-wrote, produced, and choreographed called MOTHER, MAY I? to Dark Sky Films which was released in Summer 2023. She is currently a staff writer on Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino’s new Amazon series ÉTOILE.
US Manager: Dalip S. Sethi, Rain Management
TV Series (Comedy Drama)
Staff Writer
Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino, the eight-episode Étoile follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies, one in New York City and the other in Paris, as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions by swapping their most talented stars.
Read more here.
Feature Film (Psychological Thriller)
Co-Writer, Producer
When Anya starts behaving like her fiancée’s recently-deceased mother, Emmett must confront his deepest traumas to free his fiancée from this bewildering possession.
US release: 21st July 2023 on VOD platforms (AppleTV, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft Store, and Vimeo on Demand) and a one-week theatrical release.
UK release: 21st August 2023 on all UK digital platforms (rental platforms AppleTV, Amazon Prime Video, etc.). Distributed by Vertigo.
Watch the trailer here.
Drama limited series
Director’s Assistant
Short Form Documentary Series
Director, Producer
Follows the first day of the season for dancers at the Ballett am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Germany as they navigate a new director and a new way of working during a global pandemic.
Short Film (Comedy Drama)
Director, Writer
In an attempt to solve her sexual frustrations within her long-term relationship, Jo experiments with a sensory technique that focuses on finding pleasure from the inanimate objects around her apartment.
Drama series
Director’s Assistant
Sundance New Voices Lab (2019)
The Met Film School (2015)
| Current | ||
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| Production | Company | Notes |
| Étoile | Amazon | TV Series (Comedy Drama) |
| Mother, May I? | Dark Sky Films | Feature Film (Psychological Thriller) |
| Directing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Nine Perfect Strangers (2021) | Blossom Films / Fifth Season / Hulu | Drama limited series |
| A First Date with the Ballett am Rhein (2020) | Ballett am Rhein | Short Form Documentary Series |
| Thirsty (2019) | Short Film (Comedy Drama) |
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| Homecoming (2018) | Anonymous Content / Amazon Studios | Drama series |
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
Sundance New Voices Lab (2019) |
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The Met Film School (2015) |