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Dream Team Directors on 100.3

"I want you Bad" Featured on Nylon Magazine

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Entertainment World Celebrity Radio

Mirit_Mark Ruffalo

Arabic Press

The Dream Team’s Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir hire apprentice Mike Dusenka!

The Red Booth

Nick Ferguson

Indi

New York City Car Ride

City Harvest

Airwalk

LA Aboriginal Documentary Feature

Film Courage

Astoria filmaking couple Feature

Film Radar

NY Press

Queens Courier

Celebrity Talk Radio

Bayou Bennett & Daniel Lir at HollyShorts 2010

Interview with Bayou Bennett & Daniel Lir - Filmmakers

Filmmaking Is 24/7 by Bayou Bennett & Daniel Lir

Award Winning Director Bayou Bennett

Award-winning Dream Team Directors Return to 2015 Hollyshorts Film Festival

Bayou & Daniel return to the 2015 Holly Shorts Film Festival

Dream Team Directors Featured on the Darren Rose Radio

Film and Now T.V. Interview

Filmmakers Daniel Lir and Bayou Bennett inspire dreams at HollyShorts

Reel Talk with Tanya

Sad Robot Unveils Short for “I Want You Bad” Helmed by Dream Team Directors

UNIGIZE VLOG "How to use Positivity into your work."

About

In 2007, the dynamic husband and wife filmmaker duo of Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir founded Dream Team Directors. Their vision was to combine imagination, humor, beauty and a desire to positively impact the world through their stunning creative work.

Their company motto, "Let our dream team manifest your dream", symbolizes the expansion and positive attention they win for their celebrity and high-profile brand clients and collaborators such as Adidas, MTV, Coldplay, Smashbox Cosmetics, Atlantic Records, Chrome Hearts, City Harvest, Whole Planet, Teen Cancer America and more.

They have had the opportunity to collaborate, direct and produce with great talents such as Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo, Golden Globe nominee Anthony Mackie, Lea Michele of Fox's "Glee”and “Scream Queens”, P. Diddy, Ashely Judd, Paris Hilton, celebrity impressionist, Jim Meskimen“Park and Recreation”, Billy Idol, Matt Bennett of the "Big Bang Theory” and top model, Bella Hadid.

They have recently won two Telly Awards as well as 15 other awards in national and international film festivals.

They are represented by Shoreline Entertainment for Film & TV.

http://www.shorelineentertainment.com

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Awards

Skateboarding with Saddam (Feature Film)

Skateboarding With Saddam is a high-energy teenage love story set against a backdrop of falling scud missiles. The film is inspired by real life events in the writer's lives from the Gulf War of 1991 and influenced by the classic coming of age stories "Stand by Me" and "The Catcher in the Rye.”

Talent: Callan McAuliffe "The Great Gatsby", "I Am Number Four" Gila Almagor "Munich", "The Debt"

Written by Daniel Lir and Bayou Bennett

Developed with Producer Doug Claybourne (Producer of "Rumble Fish, "War of the Roses", "Fast and the Furious")

http://www.dreamteamdirectors.com/creative-work-app/skateboarding-with-saddam-teaser

Bazooka Universe
(Feature Film)

A nerdy physics genius who's obsessed with his only goal of becoming an astronaut and traveling to space is assigned to tutor a beautiful, sexy and impulsive girl named Lara. Their ensuing real life study of lingerie, partying, metaphysics, parallel universes and unpredictable human sex and love take Chapman way off his outer-space path but ultimately leads him to a much greater life destination.

Written by Daniel Lir
To be Directed by Bayou Bennett Daniel Lir

Baron of Beverly Hills (TV Series)

Written and Executive Produced by Bayou Bennett, Daniel Lir, EJ Johnston (EP of "Fashion Star)

Extraordinary (TV Series)- Sex and the City meets Kick Ass

Recently they signed with new incredible management, Shoreline Entertainment, for their T.V. shows and Feature Films.
Partial Filmography:
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
The Man from Elysian Fields

Glengarry Glen Ross

http://www.shorelineentertainment.com

Films that Change the World

Bayou Bennett - Monday, January 16, 2017

How Films Change the World By Mark Salcido Read More

Zombie Comedies: Laughs, Death and Reanimation / Whats in the pipeline for Dream Team Directors

Bayou Bennett - Monday, September 19, 2016

Third Tiu - Thursday, August 04, 2016

Testimonials

"Daniel Lir and Bayou Bennett are two of the most talented and skilled young film makers out there today."

Michael Doven, Associate Producer of The Last Samurai, Minority Report, Vanilla Sky

"Working with Bayou and Daniel is like stepping into a chocolate-bacon factory. They bring the sweet deliciousness of chocolate with a hint of whimsy to your project. I've enjoyed every single bite with them."

Nancy Cartwright, Voice of Bart Simpson

"Right from the start, Bayou and Daniel impressed us with their efficient, professional manner - an approach that not only inspired confidence, but generated the results we needed. They were really creative and the final video product was top shelf!"

Alisa Marie Beyer, Founding Partner and CEO

"We wouldn't really open up to anyone else, like the guys from MTV, that says a lot."

Aubrey O' Day, Danity Kane

"You nailed it, that's the story of Smashbox"

Davis Factor, Founder of Smashbox Cosmetics

"Bayou and Daniel's professionalism and timeliness made them a joy to work with. Their work was smoothly and strongly executed with the final product being exactly what was needed to represent Isaac Hayes at his best."

AH, Isaac Hayes Entertainment

"Daniel and Bayou are the definition of a creative team; they collaborate on several levels, which is not only economical and speedy, but also productive of results that resonate with a depth that only true partners can plumb. Did I mention they are also fun to work with?"

Jim Meskimen, Actor - Thundercats, Mad

"Bayou and Daniel have what it takes, not only talent in writing and directing but also passion, intelligence, a desire to learn and an intense drive to succeed. It was a pleasure to work with them."

Kerry David, Producer - My Date with Drew, Agent Cody Banks, Like Dandelion Dust

"I love the concept you guys came up with"

Lea Michelle, Actress - Glee

"I really believe in you guys as writers and directors"

Matt Bennett, Actor - Victorious, The Virginity Hit

"You've received a second award! It's the Ryuichi Sakamoto Award."

Music Composer of Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor and Oliver Stone's Heaven and Earth, Canon Worldwide, Japan

"This is hot. This is way beyond what I expected!"

Orville Hall, Director of Grass Roots Promotions, Adidas America

"He's getting some really cool stuff, I'm excited!"

Paris Hilton

"An extraordinary pair of change makers, as evidenced in their work, Daniel and Bayou raise the bar by offering content and visual effects that punctuates their story telling in ways that delight and touch their audience."

Rhonda Vigeant, Vice President of Marketing, Pro8mm, Burbank, CA

"Bayou and Daniel brought their independent film vision and award-winning skills to the table. That plus their enthusiasm and big personalities added up to a big win for us at Indieflix."

Scilla Andreen, Indieflix

"The way you put that together was wicked!"

Tricky, multiple Grammy-winning artist/God of Trip Hop

"The coolest thing ADIDAS has ever done. It's not about the pro athlete, it's about the guy on the street."

Valerie Delevante, Director of Public Relations East Coast, Adidas America

"Congratulations on receiving the CANON Digital Movie Award!"

Yu Narumi, Digital Creator's Contest, Canon Headquarters, TOKYO

Contact The Dream Team

Office: (323) 561-3068
Mobile: 917-907-2169
Bayou@dolcefilms.com
Daniel@dolcefilms.com