David E. Teixeira is a filmmaker born in France and raised in Portugal, holding a bachelor's degree in filmmaking. In 2016, he returned to Bordeaux, where he began writing, producing, and directing his inaugural horror short film, "Girls Night." This film was selected for various film festivals, including the "Midsummer Scream Film Festival" in Los Angeles, and received an honorable mention at the "London x4 Seasonal Short Film Festival."
In 2017, David wrote and directed the sequel, "Girls Night 2," and merged both shorts into a single anthology titled "Girls Night - Anthology," now available on Amazon Prime and Google Play.
In 2018, he collaborated with his friend Lea N'Kaoua on a horror project called "Ouroboros," which centers around a young woman trapped in a castle while being watched by a monster resembling her. This project was brought to life in just two intense days of shooting. Following that, David and Lea partnered again for "Mannequin," a body horror film that explores the impact of beauty on women in society. "Mannequin" won the Best Poster award at the Northern Frights festival, was a finalist at the Out of the Can Film Fest, and a semi-finalist at the Independent Talents International Film Fest. It is now available for streaming on the TruIndie platform.
After "Mannequin," Lea sought to explore the character from "Ouroboros" further, leading to the creation of "Mater," a prequel to the earlier short. Both projects were edited together with a new score by The Th3rd and additional scenes into a compilation titled "In Utero," which is available on Amazon Prime and Google Play. "Mater" received selections at the ANIMAL Film Fest, Reels of the Dead, and Panama Horror Film Fest.
At the end of 2019, David launched an ambitious project called "Play. Pause. Kill.," which examined the slasher genre through a feminist lens, released in 2020. This short film succeeded in film festivals, selected for 11 events and winning Best Horror Film at the FROSTBITE International Indie Fest.
During the COVID lockdown, he wrote and directed a mini short film titled "Visiteur," inspired by the "Invasion of Body Snatchers."
In February 2021, David returned to his roots with "Girls Night," crafting a meta livestream short film called "Stream," in which one of the actresses from "Girls Night" plays herself as a beauty influencer being stalked by the original film's killer. Both "Visiteur" and "Stream" were selected for the FilmShortage platform, and "Stream" was honored at the Portuguese film festival Gardunha Fest, earning David a statue and an interview on a local radio station.
In June 2021, David moved back to Portugal, settling in Lisbon. He wrote and directed two short horror films, "Final Gasp" and "Drama Queen," both featuring lead actress Catarina Carvalho. Both shorts received positive feedback at film festivals, with "Final Gasp" attracting the attention of an international producer. This led to David being included as one of the seven filmmakers in the anthology feature film "Dead Talk Tales: Volume 1," now available on all streaming platforms. "Drama Queen" earned the Best Short Film of the Month award in October 2024 at Short of the Month.
Currently, David is working on a feature horror film screenplay centered on mermaids and is organizing an online horror film festival called "Embrace Your Darkness," aimed at providing independent filmmakers with a platform to showcase their work despite challenges in traditional film festivals.