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Dan Kolen

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A Better Life examines the effects of American immigration policy by documenting the experiences of three Mexican immigrants in the Chicagoland area.
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Dan Kolen is known for A Better Life (2009), Dead Draw (2016) and Jared & Nate: A Love Story (2016).
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    A Better Life (2009)
    A Better Life
    • Director
    • 2009
    Gil Bellows, Michael Eklund, and Elizabeth Tulloch in Dead Draw (2016)
    Dead Draw
    4.9
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Jared & Nate: A Love Story
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
    Bloom (2005)
    Bloom
    8.5
    • Additional Crew
    • 2005

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    Producer

    • Gil Bellows, Michael Eklund, and Elizabeth Tulloch in Dead Draw (2016)
      Dead Draw
      4.9
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Variety Pack
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Crime Inc (2010)
      Crime Inc
      6.5
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • co-producer
      • 2011
    • The Abduction of Jaycee Dugard
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2010
    • Crime Inc: Counterfeit Goods
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2010
    • CNBC Investigates: Illegal Gambling
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2009
    • Retirement Revolution: The New Reality (2009)
      Retirement Revolution: The New Reality
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2009
    • When Weather Changed History (2008)
      When Weather Changed History
      7.5
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2009
    • Gangland (2007)
      Gangland
      7.8
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2008
    • Retirement Revolution (2008)
      Retirement Revolution
      TV Movie
      • assistant producer
      • 2008

    Director

    • Jared & Nate: A Love Story
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • A Better Life (2009)
      A Better Life
      • Director
      • 2009

    Writer

    • A Better Life (2009)
      A Better Life
      • written by
      • 2009

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