Daniel Freeman is an independent filmmaker, documentary editor, and music composer. During his time as a 2019–2020 SFFILM FilmHouse resident, he wrote, directed, and edited his award-winning debut feature, Teddy, Out of Tune, which screened at Mill Valley, Bushwick, and Maryland Film Festivals. Over the years, Daniel has directed several short films with a special focus on scrappy artists, musicians, and heartfelt adventures.

As an editor and composer, he has worked on many documentary and video installation projects, including Junior Tu Papá, a Colombian fútbol documentary selected for True/False and FICCI. Based in San Francisco, Daniel is a founding member of the cinematic musical duo, nobozos, which regularly performs live film scores and composes for independent audiovisual projects. In 2025, He edited and composed the documentary feature film, Stray Embers, which premiered at Big Sky Doc Fest. In 2026, he is editing/composing on 5 different feature projects including The Undefeated, Mother Road, Daddy, Flood Baby, and Roll Fog.