Experiencing Interruptions?
Password

The Fairchild

The new hire at an exclusive museum becomes a special part of the membership experience.

  • Danny Rogers
    Director
  • Danny Rogers
    Writer
  • Alyssa Katalyna
    Producer
  • Celai Ahmadzai
    Producer
  • Danny Rogers
    Key Cast
    "The Fairchild "
  • Catalina Parra
    Cinematographer
  • Ash Popiwchak
    Production Designer
  • Cynthia E. Garcia
    Production Designer
  • James Grisom
    Production Sound Recordist
  • Cecily Lo
    Editor
  • Austin Hammonds
    Composer
  • Bissa Burr
    1st Assistant Director
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Dark Comedy, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, RED Epic Dragon
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Southern California
  • DGA Student Film Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Jury Prize - West Region, African American Category
Director Biography - Danny Rogers

Danny Rogers is a pale, ginger biracial man who tells provocative stories that blur genre lines. His mom is a Black woman from Jamaica. His dad is a white man from Jersey. The paradox of his mixed racial identity and the strange experiences that come along with it inspire much of the writer/director/actor's creative work. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor's in US history, Danny moved to New York City, where he got one of his first jobs as a membership desk assistant at an esteemed museum on 5th Avenue. But working in the fine art world was only a brief detour on his intended career path. He later broke into television production as a CBS Page for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and a production assistant for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In 2022, he graduated with an MFA in Film & Television Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Danny is also the winner of the 28th Annual DGA Student Film Awards Jury Prize in the West Region/African American Category for his thesis film, The Fairchild. He is currently pursuing professional screenwriting and filmmaking in Los Angeles.

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

The Fairchild was created by writer/director/actor Danny Rogers for his graduate thesis project at USC. In the final year of his MFA program, Danny wanted to challenge himself by making a genre-blending short film that explores themes of race and class while making audiences laugh, wince and think all at once. His brief time working at a prestigious museum in New York City and lifetime of feeling like a token in white institutions inspired the project. Danny took on several key positions for the film, following in the footsteps of a few of his main creative influences -- multi-hyphenate artists like Spike Lee, Dave Chappelle, and Jordan Peele. Thanks to the generosity of 125 project backers, Danny partially funded the film with a successful Kickstarter campaign. He and his crew completed production in the spring of 2022 and post-production in the summer of 2022.