In 2019 Daniel moved to Zurich, working on the concept of the project "NO FEAR", which was realised in summer 2019 in Berlin. During the shooting, Daniel directed three actresses who improvised for three days non-stop, trying to find an answer to the question: what happens, if we don't stop playing?

Working with his siblings Daniel co-founded the multidisciplinary cultural platform RAUM, which includes a temporary exhibition of artworks and presentations from various artistic subjects. 2020 Daniel started his directing studies at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and realised the short film "ZOE" with screenwriter Nicola Jakobi. He followed this up with an exchange at La Fémis and produced a fictional short film in Paris 2022.

In summer 2023 Daniel directed "Melodies of Barking Dogs", a story about a young man in a village pub who is trying to be true to himself, written by Nicola Jakobi, co-produced by ARTE and SWR. "Melodies of Barking Dogs" won the German Shortfilm Award in November 2024. 

Most recently, Daniel finished working on the 30-minute short film "Our Songs" and started editing his graduation film "Bärbel (WT)", based on 11 years of footage about his grandmother’s life with Alzheimer’s.