Find the heart.
Listen for the person, the purpose, and the detail that makes this story yours.
Films & creative direction
Lincoln, Nebraska · Stories everywhere
Human stories.
Thoughtfully told.
I’m Dan. I help people and organizations find the heart of their story—and bring it to life on screen.
Explore the work
Meet the filmmaker / Dan Roesch
Creative + Heart
The heart behind the work. A personal introduction.
Watch Mary’s Story 03:20Featured story
Mary’s Story
Nothing can stop me now.
After losing her sight during nursing school, Mary rebuilds her independence through training with the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Watch the storyThe portfolio
Work with heart.
Different worlds. One starting point:
give people a reason to care.
53 films
More lives. More perspectives.
Explore the Lincoln Berean story archiveClients & collaborators
Different missions.
The same care.
Organizations I’ve had the opportunity
to work with across the country.
View the full client list 35 organizations +
- AIM
- Allstate
- Assurity
- CBMC International
- CEDARS
- Camp Sonshine
- City Impact
- Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
- Concordia College Alabama
- EducationQuest Foundation
- HobbyTown USA
- Homes for Our Troops
- Humanex Ventures
- Inceptia
- KidGlov
- Lincoln Electric System
- Lincoln Industries
- Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
- Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
- Nebraska Furniture Mart
- Nebraska Hospital Association
- Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries
- Nebraska WIC
- Oxbow Animal Health
- Pacific Life
- People’s City Mission
- Redstone
- Spreetail
- Tabitha
- TeamMates Mentoring Program
- Tiny Hands International
- Tyler Robinson Foundation
- University of Missouri
- University of Nebraska Omaha
The way I see it
“The heart of a story is never the emotion.
It’s always the person.”
A little curiosity goes a long way. On the set of a Nebraska Furniture Mart Christmas shoot.
The person behind the work
Curiosity first.
Craft all the way through.
I’ve spent more than 25 years helping people communicate through film, creative direction, and production. From a quiet interview to a complex shoot, I care about finding what matters and making room for it to be heard.
I bring the idea and the hands-on work: listening, shaping the story, directing, shooting, editing, and carrying the details through the final frame.
Read what collaborators sayBehind the scenes
The work.
The people around it.
A glimpse of the listening, collaboration,
and hands-on craft behind the films.
From a conversation to a film
Start with listening.
Finish with meaning.
Give it a voice.
Shape an approach, bring the right people together, and make the story with care.
Make every frame matter.
Bring picture, sound, and pacing together into a film that feels clear and true.