Micaela Durand & Daniel Chew

Micaela Durand & Daniel Chew are a New York-based filmmaker duo whose long-standing collaboration started in 2007, while studying Film and Television at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Their formally daring films depict the alienation, as well as the occasional moments of connection, that define our current time. 

Durand & Chew have shown work in the United States and abroad, including at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, New York Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest, BAFICI, Winterthur, Le Cinema Club, MoMA PS1, MOCA LA, e-flux, White Columns, 47 Canal, and The Shed. They have done residencies at Macdowell and Fogo Island Arts, participated in film labs at the Venice Film Festival, and were recipients of the Jerome Artist Fellowship for 2021-2022. Their trilogy of short films are currently streaming on Criterion Channel.