From the classrooms of New Image College to international film festivals, Dakota Daulby is proving how far bold training and creative drive can take you.

A graduate of NIC’s acting program, Dakota has grown from a promising actor into a full-fledged creator who writes, directs, and produces his own films. His latest, Tight Lettuce, has been selected for the prestigious Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, one of the most respected genre festivals in the world.

Several of his short films are also gaining recognition across the festival circuit, and he’s currently filming a television series in Florida. Dakota isn’t waiting for opportunity, he’s creating it, and his roots are right here at NIC. We’re so proud of him.