Dan Trachtenberg

Dan Trachtenberg is an American filmmaker and podcast host. Born into a Jewish family, he cites Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby and the Kabbalistic idea of the Golem as formative influences on his desire to become a director. He directed the 2016 horror-thriller film 10 Cloverfield Lane. Trachtenberg was one of three hosts of The Totally Rad Show and a former co-host of Geekdrome. Both programs were hosted at Revision3. Trachtenberg is also the director of the 2011 short film Portal: No Escape, an episode of Black Mirror entitled "Playtest" and the director of various television commercials and public service announcements. 2Directing Trachtenberg has directed commercials for Lexus, Nike, and Coca-Cola. In 2003, he directed the short film Kickin'. In April, 2008, he joined Tight Films, for which he collaborated with Matt Wolf on an alternate reality game for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. He directed the internet show, Ctrl+Alt+Chicke