Dana Richardson (Director, Cinematographer, Editor) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, director, and producer based in California. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA degree in Film/Video in 2008. Additionally, she studied internationally at the Prague Art Institute and the University of Barcelona.

Dana is the producer and director of CALIFORNIA LANDSLIDE (2020), GOSHEN (2015), BACK TO EDEN (2011), and RADICAL JEWELRY MAKEOVER (2009). Her documentaries have broadcast worldwide airing on PBS, FNX, CNL, Amazing Discoveries TV, and are distributed on several VOD platforms including Telus, FMTV, Steep Edge, Eco Streamz, Vimeo, and Amazon Prime Video.

She won an Award of Merit for Women Filmmakers from the IndieFEST Film Awards, Accolade Global Film Competition, and Prestige Film Awards. Her most recent documentary feature, GOSHEN, won Best Documentary Feature in the International Independent Film Awards, Mexico International Film Festival, Mountain Film Festival, and Best Locally Produced Work in the Santa Cruz Film Festival. Her films have screened at the top film festivals and prestigious museums including the Museum of Arts and Design, New York.

Dana's documentary films are part of the permanent film collection at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, New York. Her films have been selected for numerous university libraries including the University of California San Francisco, University of Arizona, Harvard University and several educational film catalogs including Artfilms, British Universities Film & Media, and First Nations Films.

Dana is a member of the International Documentary Association. She currently lives and works in California.