Lee Daniel
Writer & Director
TV & Film
Generation X female writer-director from a working-class background (London/Scotland).
My work explores themes of survival, identity, and resilience—often told through a bold, female lens.
Current recipient of the BFI Network Early Development Fund for my neo-noir feature The Debt Collector.
BBC Voices mentee, with work reaching the top 1% of the BBC Open Call.
CURRENT PROJECTS
The Debt Collector – Feature (BFI EDF)
Easy Money – TV treatment (BBC Voices, 2024)
3AM, Dad, Touched – Director - Short films (Film Club Collective, 2025)
KEY CREDITS & ACCOLADES
2025: BFI Early Development Fund – The Debt Collector
2024: BBC Voices mentorship – Easy Money
2023: She Town – Top 1%, BBC Open Call
2022: Maggie – Top 26%, BBC Writers room
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Short Film - in production
Currently in post.
Starring:@Natalie Roles
Leon Nash
DP: @Maya Aziyu Ou
CA @Xanny
Art D @Oktaynmzv
Sound @Samuelmn
1AD @Alisha Toles
Director@Lee Daniel
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