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stories set in ordinary rooms, with something Other in them.

Film and theatre, from a Kentish Man in West Yorkshire.

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GREENTEETH · Trailer · Director & Cinematographer: Daniel Foxsmith

Film

Film still from HORIZON: a young man in a dark ambulance jacket glances towards the camera in front of a red curtainSee more HORIZONClose
HORIZON · Written & directed by Daniel Foxsmith · Cinematography: Jonathan Hart
Film still from HORIZON: a man in a dark green ambulance jacket seen from behind, standing at a pair of blue double doors beside a noticeboardFilm still from HORIZON: close-up of a woman with a septum ring looking up and off-frame, outdoorsFilm still from HORIZON: close-up of a bearded man with wet hair glancing back over his shoulder, in a tactical vest on a grassy field
Film still: a woman lying on her side, face in close-up, lit in cool green tonesSee more GREENTEETHClose
GREENTEETH · Director & Cinematographer: Daniel Foxsmith
Film still: extreme close-up of a face and eyeFilm still: a woman lying in a bathtub, seen from above
Film still from They’re Taking The Tiles Off The Building: toy figures of a woman and children beside a toy camper van, in warm lightSee moreClose
They’re Taking The Tiles Off The Building · Director & Cinematographer: Daniel Foxsmith
Film still from They’re Taking The Tiles Off The Building: a child’s hand holding a small green tub with a blue leaf inside
A woman in a dark blazer and white top stands with her hands in her pockets behind an empty wooden chair, against a grey wallSee more glasshouseClose
glasshouse · Written & directed by Daniel Foxsmith · Cinematography: Jonathan Hart
Close-up of a woman in a dark blazer looking off-frame with parted lips, against a dark grey wallA woman seated in a blazer glances to one side with a faint smile, in a dim hall with yellow floor markingsProfile of a woman with her hair in a ponytail and a cream scrunchie, softly lit against a dark grey backdrop
A young man draws a bow beside a young woman who watches something off-screen, in dappled green woodlandSee more RIPTIDEClose
RIPTIDE · Written & directed by Daniel Foxsmith · Cinematography: Jonathan Hart
A young woman with long curly hair smiles and glances upward, with green foliage blurred behind herClose profile of a young man concentrating as he draws an arrow back on a bow, in woodland
Film still: friends talking over drinks in a warm, wood-panelled barSee moreClose
STORIE X KILDER ANNIVERSARY · Cinematography: Daniel Foxsmith
Film still: audience members seen from behind, listening at a readingFilm still: a person writing in a notebook beside a glass of beerFilm still: a woman in glasses reading at a microphone, with a shelf of books behind herFilm still: a man speaking at a microphone and gesturing, books on a shelf behind himFilm still: people chatting outside a bar at duskFilm still: a man in a brown jacket glancing aside beside a window onto a book display

Theatre

Performer in a grey sweatshirt on a hazy stage, backlit in purple, with a flight case and softboxes behind himSee more BERBER BOYClose
BERBER BOY · Written & performed by Moncef Mansour · Directed by Daniel Foxsmith · Photography: Richard Perryman
Close portrait of a bearded performer in a grey sweatshirt, lit from the side against blackPerformer mid-gesture with one arm raised, beside a flight case and an inflatable watermelonBacklit silhouette of a performer against bright softbox lightsDark stage with two lit softboxes, a blue beam of light and a performer in silhouettePerformer wearing a black inflatable mask, seated at a table of props including a red mitre, crisps, a laptop and a camcorderBehind the scenes: a camera on a tripod films the performer on stageAn old television showing archive footage of a person on a grass field
Two actors on a dark stage: a young man in a checked shirt looks across at an older man in a green vest beside a wall of tools and a dartboardSee more WEALDClose
WEALD · Written by Daniel Foxsmith · Directed by Bryony Shanahan · Photography: Alex Brenner
Two men sit talking on stools in a shed-like set with a dartboard, tools and buckets; the younger one makes an okay sign with his hand
Four performers in matching navy and yellow tracksuits strike poses in front of a wall of old gig flyers and a boomboxSee more Licensed to IllClose
Licensed to Ill · Co-created by Daniel Foxsmith
Three performers hold microphones to their mouths, two raising their hands together above them, in front of a graffiti backdropA performer in a yellow T-shirt lunges with an outstretched arm in front of a graffiti wall and boomboxes, with another performer in a red cap behindA performer in a bucket hat and tracksuit smiles up at a shaggy grey puppet held in the air, with boomboxes and graffiti behind

Selected credits

BE YE ALSO READYFeature · Writer / Director · 2027
HORIZONFeature · Writer / Director · 2026
GREENTEETHShort film · Director / Cinematographer · 2026
STORIE X KILDER ANNIVERSARYEvent film · Director / Cinematographer · 2026
They’re Taking The Tiles Off The BuildingShort film · Director / Cinematographer · 2025
glasshouseMicroshort · Writer / Director · 2024
RIPTIDEMicroshort · Writer / Director · 2024
BERBER BOYTheatre · Director · 2024
Blue HoleMicroshort · Writer / Director · 2023
Film still from HORIZON: an empty community hall with red chairs set out in a circle on a parquet floor, a lone figure standing at the far double doors
HORIZON

About

Daniel Foxsmith is a writer and director of film and theatre, and sometimes operates his own camera. Whatever the role, his work starts somewhere ordinary and doesn’t stay there.

Ex-paramedic for West Midlands Ambulance Service. Trained as an actor in London. Spent years touring award-winning shows across several continents, then picked up a camera and a pen. His first full-length play, The Observatory, won the Methuen Drama Prize. He co-founded a multi award-winning company that toured nationally and internationally and was part of the British Council Showcase.

Shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize, the Yale Drama Series Prize (WEALD, published by Oberon), the RSC’s 37 Plays (RIPTIDE) and the Slick Films Prize. Script doctor, dramaturg and consultant writer at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Guest lecturer on LIPA’s BA Acting (Screen and Digital) and at Manchester School of Theatre. Born a Kentish Man (west of the Medway; the distinction matters, and getting it wrong is bad luck), now based in West Yorkshire.

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daniel.foxsmith@gmail.com
@dan_foxsmith