Dan Klores is a renowned filmmaker and playwright, boasting an impressive portfolio of six films created over the past 13 years. Notably, four of his films have premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, including The Boys of 2nd Street Park (2003),Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (2005),and most recently, Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks (2010).
Klores' work has garnered widespread recognition, with notable awards including the 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary for Crazy Love (2007) and the Peabody Award for his film Black Magic (2008). Additionally, Crazy Love was accepted into the Library of Congress, and the audio soundtrack from Black Magic was also added to the Library's collection.
As a playwright, Klores made his debut in 2007 with the play Myrtle Beach, presented at The Duke. He later premiered Little Doc, starring Adam Driver, at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre in 2010. In 2011, The Wood, directed by David Bar Katz, told the story of the life and career of the late newspaper columnist Mike McAlary, who won a Pulitzer Prize.
Klores is also a published author, having written the book Roundball Culture: South Carolina Basketball (1980),as well as numerous articles, columns, essays, and features for prominent publications such as the New York Times, New York Daily News, Esquire, New York Magazine, The Village Voice, Grantland.com, Huffington Post, and Southern Exposure.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Klores currently resides in Manhattan with his wife Abbe and their three sons, Jake, Sam, and Luke.
