David has extensive experience in documentary film production, television, journalism, photography and law. He is currently directing & producing two feature documentaries: Unbanked on Bitcoin, social justice, and the opportunity to be your own bank, and California Story on the discriminatory practice of gang documentation in California. He recently produced Devil Put The Coal In The Ground on struggles in the West Virginia coal industry (2023 release, 15+ film festivals with several awards). Prior, he produced Life After Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation on xenophobia and the Alt Right (DOC NYC, Big Sky, 2019), and Give or Take a feature on one man’s journey to acceptance (2019). Other films include the acclaimed feature doc The King (2017) on the life of Elvis Presley as a metaphor for the fate of the American empire, and a short film in Cuba The Cyclist (Una Cyclista) for “The New Yorker Presents...” series on Amazon (2016). Previously, David has served as legal counsel and/or producer for documentaries such as: Denial (2016), (T)error (2015), Requiem for the American Dream (2015), The House I Live In (2012), Beyond the Boardroom (2006), and Capturing the Friedmans (2003, Academy Award nominated). In prior work, he was a public defender litigating in Manhattan criminal courts for a decade, embedded with US troops in northern Afghanistan, and was published in Vogue and The New York Times for writing and photography. His films have appeared at Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and many others. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2019 for his work in film and music, is a voting member of the Recording Academy, and is a member of the Producer’s Guild of America. David recently served as a judge for the 43rd and 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his son Bodhi.