# Daniel Roby

daniel roby (born October 25, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and cinematographer. An alumnus of the film programs at Concordia University and the University of Southern California, he worked as a camera operator and cinematographer on numerous film and television projects before releasing his own directorial debut, White Skin (La Peau blanche), in 2004. White Skin won the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, and the Claude Jutra Award for best feature film by a first-time director at the 25th Genie Awards.Roby's second film as a director, Funkytown, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010 before going into general release in 2011.