# Dan Farah
**Dan Farah** (born 1979 in New Jersey) is an American film producer, director, and talent manager, and the founder of Farah Films, best known as a producer on [Steven Spielberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/steven-spielberg)'s *[Ready Player One](https://www.edgepedia.org/ready-player-one-film)* (2018) and as director and producer of the documentary *[The Age of Disclosure](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-age-of-disclosure)* (2025).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2252124/) • [2](https://uaprad.org/humans/dan-farah/) • [3](https://www.fastcompany.com/91301211/dan-farah-interview-age-of-disclosure)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979, New Jersey, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2252124/) |
| Company | Founder of Farah Films & Management, a Los Angeles production and talent-management company incorporated in California in 2007[4](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/farah-films) |
| Signature narrative credit | Producer of *Ready Player One* (2018), directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Ernest Cline's New York Times #1 best seller[5](https://festivalofbooks2018.sched.com/speaker/dan_farah.1xzah7qt) |
| Signature documentary | Director and producer of *The Age of Disclosure* (2025), with 34 on-record government, military, and intelligence interviewees[6](https://www.theageofdisclosure.com/about-the-film) |
| Awards | Executive producer of *Burden*, winner of the Audience Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival[5](https://festivalofbooks2018.sched.com/speaker/dan_farah.1xzah7qt) |
| Management | Long-time manager of *Ready Player One* author Ernest Cline[4](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/farah-films) |
## Early life and education
Farah was born in 1979 in New Jersey, USA.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2252124/) He graduated from [Hofstra University](https://www.edgepedia.org/hofstra-university).[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2252124/bio/) In a 2025 interview he described a childhood in the 1980s and 1990s spent watching films such as *E.T.* and *Close Encounters of the Third Kind*, and said he has held a lifelong interest in the UAP topic.[3](https://www.fastcompany.com/91301211/dan-farah-interview-age-of-disclosure)
**Entry into the industry.** He worked as an assistant at the talent agency International Creative Management (ICM) until late 2004, then founded Farah Films in early 2005.[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2252124/bio/)
## Career
Farah Films & [Management](https://www.edgepedia.org/management) is a Los Angeles-based production and talent-management company incorporated in California in 2007; Farah operates as a manager representing screenwriters, authors, directors, and actors.[4](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/farah-films) His most consequential management relationship is with novelist [Ernest Cline](https://www.edgepedia.org/ernest-cline), whom he has managed for many years.[4](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/farah-films)
His producing work spans film, television, and stage. He developed and produced book adaptations, most notably *Ready Player One*; executive produced the television series *The Shannara Chronicles* and *Famous in Love*; produced the Broadway musical *Honeymoon in Vegas*; and is credited by the AFI Catalog as producer of the 2009 film *Armored*.[5](https://festivalofbooks2018.sched.com/speaker/dan_farah.1xzah7qt) • [8](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/281810-Dan-Farah)
## Notable productions
**Ready Player One (2018).** Under his Farah Films banner, Farah produced the Spielberg-directed adaptation of Cline's New York Times #1 best seller.[5](https://festivalofbooks2018.sched.com/speaker/dan_farah.1xzah7qt) Fast Company describes this credit as what he is otherwise best known for.[3](https://www.fastcompany.com/91301211/dan-farah-interview-age-of-disclosure)
**Burden (2018).** Farah was an executive producer on the drama *Burden*, which premiered in competition at the 2018 [Sundance Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/sundance-film-festival) and won the Audience Award.[5](https://festivalofbooks2018.sched.com/speaker/dan_farah.1xzah7qt)
**The Phenomenon (2020).** IMDb lists *The Phenomenon* (2020) among the works he is known for.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2252124/)
## The Age of Disclosure (2025)
*The Age of Disclosure* is a documentary directed and produced by Farah that features testimony from 34 U.S. government, military, and intelligence community insiders.[6](https://www.theageofdisclosure.com/about-the-film) Farah made it in secret over roughly two and a half years, keeping it under the radar with everyone working on it under NDAs.[9](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ufo-age-of-disclosure-movie-interview-1236154768/) The film consists entirely of interviews conducted on the record with serving and former high-ranking officials from the U.S. government, the military, and the intelligence community who have firsthand knowledge of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).[9](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ufo-age-of-disclosure-movie-interview-1236154768/) Interviewees include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and [Mike Rounds](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-rounds), and former Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper, among dozens of officials.[3](https://www.fastcompany.com/91301211/dan-farah-interview-age-of-disclosure)
According to the film's official website, the documentary exposes a worldwide concealment, spanning 80 years, of intelligent life not of human origin, along with a covert conflict between leading powers over how to reverse-engineer technology from such non-human sources.[6](https://www.theageofdisclosure.com/about-the-film) These are the film's central claims as presented by its subjects, and a specialist reference site, UAPRAD, cautions that multiple interviewees do not automatically equal multiple independent evidence streams and that the underlying allegations still require independent verification; it characterizes Farah's role as a curator and communicator rather than a firsthand witness or government investigator.[2](https://uaprad.org/humans/dan-farah/)
**Reception and distribution.** The film premiered at the Paramount Theatre in [Austin, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/austin-texas), on 9 March 2025 at the South by Southwest Film Festival, to a standing ovation.[2](https://uaprad.org/humans/dan-farah/) • [3](https://www.fastcompany.com/91301211/dan-farah-interview-age-of-disclosure) It is available worldwide on Prime Video for purchase and rental.[6](https://www.theageofdisclosure.com/about-the-film)
## Motivations and public positioning
Farah began the project after meeting former Department of Defense official [Luis Elizondo](https://www.edgepedia.org/luis-elizondo) and former UAP task force director Jay Stratton, who he said were key in opening doors to other officials.[9](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ufo-age-of-disclosure-movie-interview-1236154768/) He said that when he began socializing his vision for the film within intelligence, military, and government circles, he received a lot of support.[3](https://www.fastcompany.com/91301211/dan-farah-interview-age-of-disclosure) He also said multiple senators told him the documentary could be one of the most effective tools for helping make the public aware of the topic.[9](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ufo-age-of-disclosure-movie-interview-1236154768/)
The film came out at a time when Congress was holding bipartisan hearings on UAP, and when a proposed UAP Disclosure Act, spearheaded by Senators Schumer, Rounds, and Gillibrand, sought openness regarding the government's UAP knowledge.[6](https://www.theageofdisclosure.com/about-the-film)
## By the numbers
While the team was still seeking a distributor, the film's trailer reached 18 million viewers across all platforms, about half of them international.[9](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ufo-age-of-disclosure-movie-interview-1236154768/) Production List has reported that *The Age of Disclosure* became the highest-grossing documentary ever on Amazon Prime Video, but this ranking is not independently confirmed by the sources cited here.[4](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/farah-films) *Burden*'s 2018 Sundance Audience Award is the best-documented award among his credits.[5](https://festivalofbooks2018.sched.com/speaker/dan_farah.1xzah7qt)
## What has changed since 2023
In 2025 Farah expanded into documentary filmmaking as a director with *The Age of Disclosure*, following its SXSW premiere and Prime Video release.[4](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/farah-films) • [6](https://www.theageofdisclosure.com/about-the-film) Farah Films reports active projects at HBO, Netflix, Universal, and Sony, including *Out of the Shadows* in development.[4](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/farah-films)
## References
1. [Dan Farah (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2252124/)
2. [Dan Farah, Person Deep Dive, UAPRAD](https://uaprad.org/humans/dan-farah/)
3. ['This might be the one thing that could bring parties together': UFO film director on the surprising bipartisan support in Congress, Fast Company](https://www.fastcompany.com/91301211/dan-farah-interview-age-of-disclosure)
4. [Farah Films, Production List](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/farah-films)
5. [Dan Farah, LA Times Festival of Books 2018 speaker listing](https://festivalofbooks2018.sched.com/speaker/dan_farah.1xzah7qt)
6. [About the film, The Age of Disclosure official site](https://www.theageofdisclosure.com/about-the-film)
7. [Dan Farah, Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2252124/bio/)
8. [AFI Catalog, Dan Farah](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/281810-Dan-Farah)
9. ['Age of Disclosure' Director Breaks Silence on UFO Revelations, The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ufo-age-of-disclosure-movie-interview-1236154768/)
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