Hello! I'm David. I'm an award-winning documentary filmmaker and video producer based in San Francisco. California has always been home, growing up in San Francisco and Santa Barbara, and graduating from UC Santa Cruz where I studied Politics and International Relations.

 

Over nearly 20 years of making films, I've produced and/or directed nearly two dozen short documentaries and two features, and have worked as a cinematographer and editor on numerous others. My work has covered a wide range of themes and a diverse geographic landscape from post-Katrina New Orleans to the refugee camps of the Palestinian West Bank, from Apache territory in Arizona to back home in the Bay Area. My films and cinematography have been featured in a variety of media outlets including Al Jazeera, CNN, the Guardian, the Intercept, MSNBC, the Nation, National Geographic, NBC News, the New York Times, TIME, Univision, among many others. And my latest feature documentary, A Return to Exile, an intimate look at the consequences of incarceration and deportation, will premiere in late 2026.

 

I live in San Francisco where I work as a freelance director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. My clients include an array of local and national non-profit organizations and NGOs, as well as media outlets and companies small and large. I'm available for assignments in the US and internationally. Please reach out, and let's make something together!