Dana Kippel was born in Queens, New York, and later adopted by a remarkable family in Suffern, New York. As a child, she excelled in a variety of activities, including gymnastics, creative writing, science, math, and theatre at the Rockland Center for the Arts. Her childhood and teenage years, however, were not without their struggles, and she frequently draws upon these experiences in her work, aiming to inspire other young women to recognize their own power and to put an end to bullying.
As she entered her twenties, Dana pursued a range of interests, studying mental health, philosophy, addiction, spirituality, unified physics, and metaphysics. She also founded a ghost kitchen brand, which she later sold to a larger company in Los Angeles, California. In 2019, she made the move to Los Angeles, where she has since appeared in various indie films, national commercials, and co-directed a horror short film titled "Want to Hear A Story," which won awards. Dana was also a finalist in the Future Drifter Short Films Screenwriting Contest for a sci-fi screenplay she wrote.
In addition to her work in film, Dana has also ventured into feature direction, with her first feature being a metaphysical sci-fi thriller titled "Reflect," which premiered in late 2021. Her interests lie at the intersection of grounded sci-fi, horror, and metaphysical sci-fi, and she writes with the goal of representing the female perspective. Her influences include the Heroine's Journey by Maureen Murdock, Sacred Geometry, Mythology, and a range of topics she has intensely studied.
At her core, Dana's message is one of interconnectedness and sentience, emphasizing that we are all connected, from the smallest cell to the largest tree, and that we have the answers we need within us. She is drawn to open endings and seeks to portray strong women as vulnerable, yet triumphant, individuals who have burrowed deep into the darkness and emerged victorious.
Dana aims to inspire young women and men to come together as a community, fostering true connection and understanding. As a futurist at heart, she is currently working on a trilogy of films inspired by Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy." With her own virtual paintbrush, her first film, "Reflect," represents Inferno, her second film, "Inanna," represents Purgatorio, and her third, still-secret futuristic film, will represent Paradiso.
