David began his career as an intern for Martin Scorsese while studying film at NYU. After graduating he co-directed Cure For Pain, a feature rock doc that screened at 20+ fests worldwide. The project was repped by the Gersh Agency and distributed by Cinetic. As a branded content director, his clients have included Google, Red Bull, Vice, P&G, NBC-Universal, and Intel. In 2020 he served as a writer/producer on CLOSE UP BY E! – a daily entertainment news series for Quibi (RIP). Most recently, he was Deadline’s video director, capturing interviews and motion covers with Hollywood’s crème de la crème.
In the narrative space, David’s genre shorts have played and won at global fests including Fantasia, Telluride Horror Show, Mórbido, and Scream Fest. He recently wrapped his first feature film - Wardcliffe - a true crime drama set during the covid lockdown. He will next be directing a new installment of the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes franchise.
He’s allergic to shellfish.
MARGOT, MY NAME IS DARKNESS
Feature film. Seeking financing.
Fearing climate catastrophe, an eco-anxious woman takes a solo retreat into nature at the advice of her online support group. But when the forum’s leader shows up unannounced, she’s slowly lured into a conspiracy that puts at stake both her marriage…and existence as we know it. SCI-FI COMEDY.
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EMPTIED
Short film, starring Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven, Happiest Season), and Beck Bennett (Saturday Night Live).
Based on a crime reported in April of 2012, things get physical when a jilted dentist is visited by her philandering ex-boyfriend. DARK COMEDY.
THE FORTUNE TELLER
Feature proof-of-concept, starring McKaley Miller (Ma, Hart of Dixie). Remember those orgami fortune tellers you played as a kid? They’re not what you think. HORROR.
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NOCTURNALLY YOURS
Feature proof-of-concept, starring Bonnie Aarons (The Nun), and Adam Nee (dir. The Lost City). A man dies on the night of his engagement and returns as a ghost, only to discover that wooing his estranged lover will require the help of a dating app. HORROR COMEDY.
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PICNIC PALS IN DREAMLAND
A young woman with paranoid FOMO discovers that her two best friends had a dream-sharing experience without her. Psychic adventure ensues. COMEDY SHORT.
BUD GOLDFARB BITES THE BIG APPLE
What’s initially meant as a simple tour of Manhattan devolves into a series of shrewd tirades from its jaded guide. Bud Goldfarb offers up dating advice, spiritual wisdom, and pre-COVID prescience that’s both specific to New York and somehow universal. DOCUMENTARY SHORT.