Daniel Cross is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, producer and activist. In 1998, Mila Aung-Thwin Cross co-founded EyeSteelFilm, a Montreal-based film production company. Cross is also an Associate Professor and former Chair of Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2003, he founded the non-profit organization Homeless Nation.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer and director, also writer
- 18 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Daniel Cross' films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 9
Grounded 16 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 4
Steady 12 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous9
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Daniel Cross' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Cross' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
32 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Yintah(2024)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Twice Colonized(2023)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Big Fight in Little Chinatown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Dope Is Death(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Softie(2020)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Influence(2020)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Wintopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
River Silence(2019)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Anote's Ark(2018)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Tokyo Idols(2017)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Manic(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Let There Be Light(2017)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Angry Inuk(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
I Am the Blues(2015)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Deprogrammed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Juanicas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Jingle Bell Rocks!(2013)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Buzkashi! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Vanishing Spring Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Atanasoff: The Father of the Computer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
China Heavyweight(2012)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Mokhtar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Last Train Home(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Antoine(2008)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Up the Yangtze(2007)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Chairman George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks In Traffic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Golden Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1996 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Up the Yangtze (2007)
Highest rated
Last Train Home (2009)
Most popular right now
Angry Inuk (2016)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Daniel Cross' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up15
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 76/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Daniel Cross work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daniel Cross' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mila Aung-Thwin shares the most, 15.
Directors
- Mila Aung-ThwinShared titles: Yintah (2024), Twice Colonized (2023), Dope Is Death (2020), Influence (2020), River Silence (2019), Anote's Ark (2018), Let There Be Light (2017), Manic (2017), Tokyo Idols (2017), I Am the Blues (2015), Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013), China Heavyweight (2012) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Mila Aung-Thwin
- Yung ChangShared titles: China Heavyweight (2012), Last Train Home (2009), Up the Yangtze (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Yung Chang
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Olivier AlaryShared titles: Yintah (2024), Twice Colonized (2023), China Heavyweight (2012), Last Train Home (2009), Up the Yangtze (2007)See all 5 shared titles with Olivier Alary
- Ryan MullinsShared titles: Yintah (2024), Influence (2020), River Silence (2019), I Am the Blues (2015), Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Ryan Mullins
- Glauco BermudezShared titles: Twice Colonized (2023), Dope Is Death (2020), Influence (2020), River Silence (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Glauco Bermudez
- Johannes MalfattiShared titles: Yintah (2024), Twice Colonized (2023), China Heavyweight (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Johannes Malfatti
Producers
- Bob MooreShared titles: Yintah (2024), Twice Colonized (2023), Dope Is Death (2020), Influence (2020), River Silence (2019), Anote's Ark (2018), Let There Be Light (2017), Manic (2017), Tokyo Idols (2017), Angry Inuk (2016), I Am the Blues (2015), Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Bob Moore
- Valerie ShamashShared titles: Yintah (2024), Dope Is Death (2020), Influence (2020), River Silence (2019), Anote's Ark (2018), Let There Be Light (2017)See all 6 shared titles with Valerie Shamash
- Katie McKayShared titles: Yintah (2024), Twice Colonized (2023), Dope Is Death (2020), Influence (2020), River Silence (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Katie McKay
- Robin SmithShared titles: Influence (2020), Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013), China Heavyweight (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Robin Smith
Mixed roles
- Aaju PeterShared titles: Twice Colonized (2023), Angry Inuk (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Aaju Peter
