Daniel Kullman co-founded Bitter Jester Creative in 2004, working as a cinematographer and editor. Recently, Daniel was nominated for a Regional Emmy as cinematographer and co-producer for his commercial work with Ravinia Festival and was co-winner of a 2012 and 2013 Emmy for Live Event Coverage, Edited for the Chicago Restaurant Pastry Competition.
Since 2008 Daniel has worked as a cinematographer on dance films with many of the films playing at festivals across the country. In 2009, Daniel and his production company worked with Hedwig Dances on their first dance film, Arch of Repose. In 2012, Daniel traveled with the company to Cuba as part of a documentary exploring the roots of ethnic and contemporary dance.
That partnership has continued as Hedwig Dances pursues a cross-cultural collaboration with the Cuban dance ensemble, DanzAbierta. Working on dance films and has allowed Daniel to explore the visual possibilities of movement on camera and the narrative links between dance and film.