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Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt is an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on the films Alpha (2018) and Open Grave (2013). Born in Buffalo, New York, he earned a degree in Philosophy from the University of Chicago before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. Wiedenhaupt began his professional journey in 2010 as an executive assistant in Atlas Entertainment's independent film division, working under William Green, the head of Atlas Independent. During his tenure, he was involved in developing and overseeing various projects, including serving as an associate producer for the thriller "Open Grave," released by Tribeca Film. His role also encompassed on-location work for several independent films and over fifty commercials and music videos worldwide, collaborating with acclaimed directors such as Paul Hunter and Melina Matsoukas. In June 2012, Wiedenhaupt was promoted to Creative Executive at Atlas Entertainment, where he contributed to a diverse array of films, ranging from high-budget blockbusters to grittier genre films under the Atlas Independent banner. Transitioning to screenwriting, he has penned multiple studio feature films, including "Reviver" for Legendary Entertainment, "Who Am I" for Warner Brothers, and an adaptation of Isaac Asimov's novel "The End of Eternity" for Silver Pictures. The Writing Studio+2Stage 32+2Stage 32+2The Writing Studio Wiedenhaupt's most notable screenwriting credit is for "Alpha," an epic adventure set during the last Ice Age, directed by Albert Hughes. The film explores the origins of the human-canine bond, depicting a young man who befriends a lone wolf. El Cinema+4The Writing Studio+4HD Filmler+4 Currently based in Los Angeles, Wiedenhaupt continues to develop and write screenplays. He is represented by WME and Lit Entertainment Group
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While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.