Daniel Kreizberg
About Daniel Kreizberg
Daniel Kreizberg is an award-winning filmmaker and actor based in New York City. He graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and made his stage debut performing at Carnegie Hall. In 2023, Daniel wrote, directed and narrated Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief, which is currently in film festivals. In addition, he is an accomplished producer and video editor.
A whale taught me how to live
Five years ago today, the orca mother J35 — also known as Tahlequah — gave birth to a calf who died shortly thereafter. In response, Tahlequah proceeded to carry her daughter’s body across the Salish Sea for 17 days, a 1600 kilometre journey of mourning that went viral at the time.
