Darryl Knickrehm

Darryl Knickrehm is an American director, writer, and editor based in Japan.

In 2007, he was the organizer and co-founder of the Kansai International Film Festival. It was the first film festival in Japan to exclusively feature Japanese films by Western film makers.

In 2013, Darryl co-founded the speculative fiction and film magazine Waylines Magazine. He is currently the co-publisher, co-editor and illustrator.

After majoring in film at Chapman University, Darryl moved to Japan and set up his production group DK PRO. He then made films with the aim to blend the traditions of America and Japan.

In 2007, The Laborer was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Miami Short Film Festival and best Asian-Themed Film at Dragon Con Independent Film Festival.

Also in 2007, to coincide with the Kansai International Film Festival, he made the documentary, Deadline: A Magazine Bridging the Gap, about Kansai Time Out magazine.

• Life Lessons to Learn from a Kappa (2013)
• The Witching Hour (2012)
• The Visiting (2007)
• Out of Context (2007)
• Deadline: A Magazine Bridging the Gap (2007)
• The Laborer (2006)
• 152 (2006)
• In Absentia (2004)

In 2007, while organizing a screening for his films, Darryl met writer, Matthew Kaufman, who was developing a presentation for Kansai Time Out magazine, which led to the development of the Kansai International Film Festival. The Kansai International Film Festival was held at Planet Station in Osaka, Japan with funding from the Osaka Prefectural government. It was the first festival in Japan to exclusively feature Japanese films by western film makers. Darryl also became the first western member of Planet Station.

While the festival was a success, and despite hopes for a second year, the festival did not return for another year.

Darryl started Waylines Magazine in 2013 with David Rees-Thomas after years of writing and talking about science fiction together. It was launched as a professional paying magazine after a successful kickstarter campaign. Waylines is the first online speculative fiction magazine to feature both short fiction and short films.

Darryl is currently the co-publisher and co-editor with David.