Daniel J. K. Ross, Composer
An award-winning composer, songwriter, and music producer, Dan has accumulated a lengthy list of film, television, and music production credits spanning multiple genres. Principally a guitarist, as a multi-instrumentalist Dan has expanded his work into the electronic realm and the unlimited possibilities of combining traditional elements with new approaches to create hybrid scores and music productions.
FILMS::
THE BORDER
A Film by Ying Wang
From a sanctuary of reunion to a site of sudden closure, a border park between the US and Canada becomes the stage where families, lovers, and displaced souls navigate the tightening grip of political change—and the stark loss of the last shared space between the two nations.
LUK' LUK' L
A Wayne Wapeemukwa Film
“Luk’Luk’I” (pronounced approximately"Luck Lucky") is the name for the swampy area known today as Vancouver’s ‘Downtown Eastside’.
The feature length film presents director Wayne Wapeemukwa's incisive vision of the "true north strong and free." Luk' Luk' l won the Best Canadian First Feature Film award at The Toronto International Film Festival and Best BC Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
DEAD MAN'S SWITCH
- A Crypto Mystery
A Film by Sheona McDonald
Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous and sometimes nefarious world of cryptocurrency, Dead Man’s Switch is a feature length documentary, a cautionary tale, about the short life & mysterious death of QuadrigaCX CEO, Gerald Cotten.
An official selection of Hot Docs 2021 and DOXA 2021
Winner 2022 LEO Awards:
Best Feature Documentary
Best Score in a Feature Length Documentary
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TRANSPLANT STORIES
A Knowledge Network series directed by Sheona McDonald
This four part documentary series follows patients undergoing urgently needed organ transplants in British Columbia and the first-hand the remarkable work of medical professionals who perform and support these life-giving procedures. Series Website Trailer
THE WORLD IS BRIGHT
A Film By Ying Wang
What would you do if your only child died mysteriously in another country and was buried sight unseen? Following the epic 10-year journey of an elderly Chinese couple searching for the truth behind their son’s death in Canada, this film is a rare revelation of immigration, mental health and a Kafkaesque state bureaucracy at the heart of global migration.
The World Is Bright" was nominated for a 2021 Canadian Screen Award "Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary"
and "Best Editing" (Lawrence Le Lam)
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