Danny Acosta is a Chicano writer & filmmaker from the San Francisco Bay Area’s Mission District.
He co-wrote the true crime film thriller Green Rush (2020 via Lionsgate) with Paul Telfer. He also directs documentary and music videos, and was in the honorary class of the #ReadLatinxWriters initiative.
Prior to venturing into movies, Acosta wrote for national publications for over a decade, produced millions of YouTube hits via viral videos and interviews, and hosted international radio shows.
Acosta continues to create across mediums, live for the arts, and cultural solidarity.
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Artist profile on La Doña.
Artist profile on Francesca Fiorentini.
— BAY AREA STORIES —
Cypress Hill smoked out the Fox in honor of ‘Black Sunday’
Professa Gabel’s Laidback Flow Shines on ‘The Bay Lebowski’
Seeing Ghost, and the importance of embracing Satan amid fabricated panics
Wu-Tang Clan 25th anniversary w/ photos.
Beast Coast tour write-up w/ photos.
Artist + Bassist Drew Roulette on Dredg.
Redwood City was dethroned as a world flower capital…
What to know about wildfire smoke…
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U.S. Olympian Daniel Cormier: - Seeds of the Mat
Where is He Now? Brian Johnston - A Survivor's Tale
Author and K-1 fighter Mark Miller - Heartbeat Hustle
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Q&A with comedian Bill Burr.
MMA legend Frank Shamrock feature.
Feature on world champion boxer Amir Khan.
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