Dan Arnés is a filmmaker and editor from NYC.

His latest short film, Please Enjoy Your Stay, an absurdist dark comedy featuring cast members from The Bear and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, was an official selection at the Maryland Film Festival and Nitehawk Shorts Festival, where it won the Audience Award. His work has been featured in The Paris Review, Vulture, and NoBudge. As an editor, he has worked on documentary features and series for PBS, ESPN Films, and Park Pictures, as well as short-form and digital content for Smithsonian, Global Citizen, Barstool Sports, and Crooked Media.

With a background in music, his compositions have been featured at MoMA, on HBO’s Animals, and Reply All. Before filmmaking, he fronted the experimental pop band Leapling (Exploding in Sound Records, Father/Daughter Records), performing alongside Mitski, Japanese Breakfast, and Nick Hakim, earning praise from NPR and VICE. He contributes to NTS Radio, The Lot Radio, and Dublab.

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