photo cred: Dillon Hayes
Dan Roman is an accomplished Cuban-American editor based in Los Angeles with over 14 years of experience in feature documentary, scripted narrative, and commercial/branded post-production.
His editorial work has garnered multiple CLIOs and Webbys as well as official selections in SXSW, SFFILM, Slamdance, BANFF, and Morelía – winning Best Short Film at BANFF for WOOD HOOD, the Golden Gate Award at the 65th SFFILM Festival for HALF–DAY, Best Feature Documentary at the Brooklyn Film Festival for IMPOSSIBLE TOWN and receiving the Honorable Mention for Feature Documentary at Slamdance in 2024 for PETRO.
FOR LOVE & COUNTRY (2022) & PETRO (2023) are currently streaming on Amazon Prime and you can find IMPOSSIBLE TOWN (2023) on the festival circuit this year.
He recently wrapped post-production on GOOD MOMENT, a feature documentary set to release at the end of 2025, directed by Corbett Jones.
He has also created commercials and branded films for clients such as Amazon Music, Apple, PayPal, REI, and Vizio. He recently became an affiliate member of ACE (the American Cinema Editors society) and is available for union work through IATSE #700.
But mostly, he’s a decent hang in the edit suite.
PRESS & AWARDS
2024 Brooklyn Film Festival - Best Feature Documentary Winner - Impossible Town (2023)
Rolling Stone - PETRO - Review
2023 MountainFilm Official Selection & World Premiere - Impossible Town (2023)
2022 BANFF Grand Prize - Best Short Film Winner - Wood Hood (2022)
2022 SFFILM Golden Gate Award Winner - Half–Day (2022)
Billboard Magazine - For Love & Country
ESSENCE - For Love & Country
2022 MountainFilm Official Selection - Wood Hood (2022)
2022 BlackStar Film Festival Official Selection - Half–Day (2022)
2021 CLIO Music Gold Winner - Editing - Amazon Music / Beastie Boys: Still Ill
2021 CLIO Music Silver Winner - Film 5 Min and Over - Amazon Music / ODB: Unique
2021 Webby Award Nominee - Amazon Music / ODB: Unique
2020 Webby Award Winner - Amazon Music / The Birth of Biggie
2020 Webby Award Honoree - Amazon Music / Beastie Boys: Still Ill
New York Times - Amazon Music / Mariah Carey is Christmas
Rolling Stone - Amazon Music / Beastie Boys: Still Ill
Variety - Amazon Music / Beastie Boys: Still Ill
2019 Gold Telly Award - Derwin James X Jonas Never for Rokit Mobile
2019 Gold Telly Award - Kaiser Permanente: Greg Lee
2019 Silver Telly Award - Takeda: Sri Lanka
PostPerspective - Interview
The Drum - 826LA / The Time Scouts Handbook
2018 Silver Telly Award - Host For The Holidays with Ready Refresh by Nestlé
2017 PRNews Rising Star 30 & Under
2017 AVA Digital Platinum Award - John Hancock & Tom Colicchio - Healthy Choices
Fast Company - Degree for Men / Steph Curry
FiveThirtyEight - Degree for Men / Steph Curry
2016 Silver Telly Award - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts - Foundations
2014 Silver Telly Award - James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chefs