Danial Ghelichpour is an Iranian art director, editor, and actor born in 1996. He began his career in 2014 while studying architecture.

In 2019, Danial won his first international award for his performance in the short film Alone, in which he portrayed a boy in a wheelchair on a romantic date.

In 2020, he received another international award for editing the short film Trigger, which focused on the coronavirus pandemic. The following year, Danial earned his third international award for art direction and acting in the film Scar, a story addressing domestic violence.

Danial's minimalist and nonverbal approach to filmmaking has resulted in works that are accessible and engaging for a wide audience, particularly members of the deaf community.

His most recent project, Hands, is a silent short-film series that explores social issues. The series was animated and edited by Danial and was officially selected for the World Health Organization (WHO) Film Festival, Health for All 2023.