Filmmaker Statement

Dan Barbour is a filmmaker, designer, and cult cinema enthusiast based in North Carolina. Drawing from his background in graphic design and his lifelong love of underground film, Barbour creates work that blends dark humor, folky horror, and lo-fi experimentation. He shoots primarily on Super 8 and 16mm film, embracing the raw textures and imperfections of analog to capture stories that feel both intimate and surreal. Outside of directing, Barbour programs repertory screenings at Raleigh’s historic Rialto Theatre and curates the Carolina Grindhouse Club, a series dedicated to cult, horror, and genre cinema. STAGES marks his most personal work to date, a strange and heartfelt exploration of grief told with a mix of gallows humor, visual poetry, and DIY spirit.