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Daniel Robbins: Filmmaker

Daniel Robbins:  Filmmaker

 

 

Introduction to Daniel Robbins.   1:06 min.  Interview:  Raymond Elman.  Post-Production:  Lee Skye.  Music: Opening theme to “Bad Shabbos.”  Recorded via Zoom:  1/19/2025, Miami–New York City.

 

DANIEL ROBBINS is a filmmaker best known for the 2018 horror film “Pledge” and the 2024 comedy “Bad Shabbos,” which won the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Following the release of his documentary feature “The Convenient Job,” Robbins’ werewolf film “Uncaged” was released in 2016 through RLJ Entertainment.  “Pledge,” Robbins’ horror film set in a college fraternity, premiered in 2018.

Robbins’ documentary “Citizen Weiner,” detailing frequent collaborator Zack Weiner’s New York City Council campaign, premiered at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival. That same year, his narrative feature “Bad Shabbos,” starring Kyra Sedgwick, David Paymer and Method Man (with a cameo by Josh Mostel) debuted at the Tribeca Festival.

 

The videos below were recorded via Zoom, are organized by Success Factor, and run between 30 seconds and 3 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.

 

 

“BAD SHABBOS” TRAILER:   1:46 min.

Official trailer for the 2024 movie “Bad Shabbos,” directed by Daniel Robbins.

 

VALUES FIRST-RATE EDUCATION:   0:53 sec.

Where did you grow up and what was your first awareness of art of any discipline?

 

OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED:    0:38 sec.

What was the first movie experience you remember?

 

SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES:   1:15 min.

When did you first start thinking that you might want to make movies?

 

PERSEVERANCE FURTHERS:   2:24 min.

Did you go to film school?

 

CRITICAL THINKING:   2:22 min.

I believe that successful comedy films are the most difficult to achieve. Which comedy directors do you admire most?

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:    1:07 min.

Is “Bad Shabbos” based on a true story?

 

SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES:    0:40 sec.

Josh Mostel, Zero Mostel’s son and one of the best known actors in your cast, appears in the first few minutes and the last few minutes of your film. What’s the backstory?

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:     0:38 sec.

Are you a joke writer?

 

DEVELOP A VOICE:    1:19 min.

My favorite character in “Bad Shabbos” was Julian, played by Method Man, a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Were you worried about the reaction of the African-American community to his character?

 

CRITICAL THINKING:    0:57 sec.

What do you enjoy more — writing or directing?

 

UNDERSTANDS THE AUDIENCE’S PERSPECTIVE:    0:53 sec.

Your cast and audience are a blend of Millennials and Baby Boomers. How is the audience reaction matching your expectations?

 

PERSEVERANCE FURTHERS:    0:56 sec.

What’s on your drawing board?

 

CRITICAL THINKING:    1:28 min.

What’s your favorite movie?