Working across documentary, fiction, and hybrid forms, David develops films through close collaboration with non-actors, employing improvisational and co-creative methods to craft films that seek the poetic in the everyday.

Education
PhD, Film, practice based, University of Westminster
MA, Global Cinemas and the transcultural, SOAS
BA, Comparative Literature, Goldsmiths College

Commissions and Screenings
London International Documentary Festival (LIDF)
Palm Springs
AM Docs
Jakarta
Salina Doc Fest
Krakow International Film Festival
Cyprus International Film Festival
Big Sky
Fajr
SJFF
FFD
Lake Champlain International
Noor Film Festival
Maailma Film Festvail
Penn Film Festival
BBC World
Al Jazeera International
The Wellcome Trust

Nominations and Awards
The Wellcome Trust Broadcast Awards
Nominated for Best International Film- Palm Springs
Nominated for Jury Award- Palm Springs
Nominated for Best Live Action- Palm Springs
Won Best Short Film-CYIFF
Won Best Film- FFD Indonesia
Won Best Documentary- Lake Champion
Won Best Story- Noor Film Festival