Meet Daniella.
Daniella is a Chicago-based culture writer, screenwriter, communications and accessibility consultant, and performer, who has been featured in the Chicago Reader, Slate, the Boston Globe, WBEZ Chicago, and more. She’s brought her passion for film to podcast experiences and as a moderator for panels about the state of the industry.
She is also passionate about her city: Living in Chicago is a dream, and Daniella’s work as a consultant supports nonprofits and organizers who address the city’s disparities to ensure Chicago can be everyone’s dream.
Featured Work
Chicago Reader:
Palacios Para La Gente
Most of Chicago’s dedicated Spanish-language movie theaters have disappeared, but the histories and cultures that they encompassed are worth remembering. June 20, 2024
“While former movie palaces have often been the center of architectural preservation efforts in Chicago, initiatives to preserve the memories that occupy each theater are scarcer.”
Coming soon—to a theater near you? | Chicago Reader
Feature, Print & Online
Both chain and indie theaters are limited by accessibility and distribution, but the local scene is ready to adapt. Read now
With Cinema Chatham shut down, only two movie theaters remain on the South Side | Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, WBEZ Chicago
Radio and Podcast Appearance
Even before Cinema Chatham unexpectedly closed last week, it was hard to find a movie theater on the South Side. Listen now
“Movie theaters may not be an issue as detrimental as the inequalities that divide Chicago’s communities, but the waning of their presence mirrors larger issues of economic opportunity in the city, community investment, and access to recreation and culture throughout Chicago.”
To Die For feat. Daniella Mazzio | Hit Factory Podcast
Podcast Appearance
Writer, comedian, and Lydia Tár's former publicist Daniella Mazzio joins to discuss Gus Van Sant's sharp, pitch-black satire of media, true crime, and a patently American brand of late 20th Century celebrity, 'To Die For'. Listen now
Conducting a Lydia Tár parody on Twitter | The Boston Globe
Feature, Print & Online
We asked Chicago comedian and Tár impersonator Daniella Mazzio to share 10 things
she’s learned while posing as the fictional female conductor. Read now
“It was easy for me to ride high when the Twitter account reached over 10,000 followers — until I tried to share the occasion with nearly anyone in my real life. I found myself explaining over and over again to co-workers, friends, and my mom: a) What “TÁR” is; and b) Why Twitter users find it funny to pretend Lydia Tár is real. I promise you, by the time you get to the last point, all dignity erodes as you humbly go back to writing e-mails and feeding the cats.”
Keep up with me…
On Instagram:
@DaniellaMazzio
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