Danielle Beverly

Danielle Beverly is an independent filmmaker and Core Faculty member in the MFA in Documentary Media Program at Northwestern University's School of Communication, Department of Radio/Television/Film. She works as a one-person crew for observational documentaries, with notable works including Qatar Stars (2023), Dusty Groove: The Sound of Transition (2019), and Old South (2015).

• Field producer for the longitudinal documentary REBIRTH
• Recipient of NYSCA, Doha Film Institute, and University Film & Video Foundation support
• Experienced in international industry incubators including Qumra and DOC NYC

Her research explores:

• Gendered social transitions through longitudinal ethnographic filmmaking
• Material culture preservation in urban environments
• Creative nonfiction storytelling in cross-cultural contexts
• Community-engaged distribution models for documentaries
• Social justice themes in media ethics
• Interdisciplinary approaches to documentary media

Documentary works have premiered at:

• San Francisco Documentary Film Festival
• Permanent exhibition at National September 11 Memorial & Museum
• Al Jazeera Witness international broadcast

Key funders and collaborators include:

• New York State Council for the Arts (NYSCA)
• Buffett Center for Global Affairs
• Chicago Cultural and Tourism Fund
• Center for Peacemaking
• Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media
• Diederich College Initiative on Communication Ethics

Teaching focuses on:

• Documentary media production
• Women in documentary filmmaking
• One-person crew techniques
• Music documentary creation
• Thesis-level documentary projects