Daniel was born in Zagatala, Azerbaijan. After studying for his bachelor degree as a film director in Azerbaijan, he worked as a first assistant director for 2 years in an advertising company. Feeling that his career path was diverging from his main interests in film, he decided to do an MA in Filmmaking at LFS to dive back into directing and cinematography. During his MA, he developed his skills as a Writer/Director and Cinematographer. 'Bastard' is his graduation project .