Biography: Danny Salemme is a screenwriter, director, and producer. He made his directorial debut with the award-winning short horror film, "Cottonmouth" - starring A Nightmare on Elm Street's Heather Langenkamp - which he also wrote and produced. He credits the time spent at his babysitter's house as a young boy and their daily trips to the video store as the springboard to his love of film and storytelling.