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Dakota Aesquivel

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When a painter rents a secluded cabin to jump start her creativity, she has sex with a ghost and finds herself part of his plan to bring itself back to life.
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Dakota earned his MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA graduate school, selling his first script in his last year of the program. Providing coverage for numerous production companies such as Arnold Kopelson and East-West Film Partners, he later worked as Director of Development for Stan Lee's production company, New Millennium.

His theater background includes writing and directing the critically acclaimed play "Longshots." Also a music producer with his own studio, he has toured and globally released three albums with two rock bands. He made his directorial debut with his feature film Janked at the Festival de Cannes on May of 2012.
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Janked (2011)
Janked
8.3
  • Producer
  • 2011
Deadly Crush (2018)
Deadly Crush
3.9
  • Producer
  • 2018
RED poster artwork by Erin Wong.
Red
8.4
Short
  • Producer
  • 2009
Gilded Cage
  • Producer

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    Producer

    • Deadly Crush (2018)
      Deadly Crush
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Janked (2011)
      Janked
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2011
    • RED poster artwork by Erin Wong.
      Red
      • executive producer
      • Short
      • 2009
    • Gilded Cage
      • executive producer

    Writer

    • Deadly Crush (2018)
      Deadly Crush
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Janked (2011)
      Janked
      • story
      • writer
      • 2011
    • RED poster artwork by Erin Wong.
      Red
      • Writer
      • Short
      • 2009

    Actor

    • Deadly Crush (2018)
      Deadly Crush
      • Kit
      • 2018
    • Janked (2011)
      Janked
      • Teabag Tony
      • 2011
    • Gilded Cage
      • Tango

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