ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ,  dˈænjəl lˈændɪn dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd sˈɛvɹəl ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlmz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ bɹˈoʊkən spˈaɪn, ɹˈɪŋ ʌv fˈaɪɚ wɪð kˈeɪt kɹˈæɡ, ðˈaʊ plˈʌkɪst mˌiː ˈaʊt skɹˈiːmɪŋ ænd ðə tʃˈaɪld ænd ðə sˈɔː wɪð ɹˈɪtʃɚd hˈɛsləp fˈɜːst pɹˈaɪz ɡˈoʊldən dˈænsɚ hjˈuːskə fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾɪŋ æt nˈuːmɚɹəs fˈɛstɪvəlz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ bɜːlˈɪn fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl pˌænɚɹˈæmə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks,nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn,nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə ænd lˈʌndən.
After graduating,  Daniel Landin directed several short films, including ‘A Broken Spine’, ‘Ring of Fire’ (with Kate Cragg), ‘Thou Pluckest Me Out Screaming’ and ‘The Child and the Saw’ (with Richard Heslop) (1st Prize ‘Golden Dancer’ Huesca Film Festival 1987), exhibiting at numerous festivals including Berlin Film Festival (Panorama)1986,1989,1990, Edinburgh and London.