About
Dan Sallitt is an American critic, screenwriter and film director known for his microbudget filmmaking and "cinephile" film criticism. Born on 27 July 1955 in Pennsylvania, Sallitt moved to Los Angeles in 1976 where he became first-string film critic of the Los Angeles Reader from 1983 to 1985. He has written film criticism for many outlets, including Slate, the Chicago Reader, MUBI.com, Masters of Cinema, and the Toronto Film Festival. He maintains the film blog Thanks for the Use of the Hall.
Filmography
This Closeness2024 · Thanks
The Hardest Working Cat in Showbiz2021 · Screenplay
Caterina2019 · Director, Writer, Editor
Fourteen2019 · Editor, Director, Screenplay
Be My Baby2017 · Creative Consultant
Ghost Phone2013 · Creative Consultant
The Unspeakable Act2012 · Director, Screenplay, Editor
All the Ships at Sea2004 · Director, Writer, Editor
Honeymoon1998 · Director, Writer
Polly Perverse Strikes Again!1986 · Director, Writer










