David Robert Mitchell

David Robert Mitchell
Born Clawson, Michigan
Occupation Film director, cinematographer, screenwriter

David Robert Mitchell (born c. 1974) is an American film director and writer. He directed the coming-of-age drama The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010). His supernatural horror film It Follows (2014) was acclaimed by critics and commercially successful considering its low, independent film budget.[1][2] His next project is currently titled Under the Silver Lake, a modern noir film set in Los Angeles, which is set to star Andrew Garfield.[3]

Life and career

Mitchell was born in Clawson, Michigan.[4] He graduated from Florida State University with an MFA in Production.[5] He was named as a member of the jury of the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[6]

Director

Year Title Notes
2002 Virgin Director/Writer
2010 The Myth of the American Sleepover Director/Writer/Producer
2014 It Follows Director/Writer/Producer
2017 Under the Silver Lake Director/Writer

References

  1. ↑ Press, The Associated (27 March 2015). "Indie Horror Movie 'It Follows' Gets Wide Theater Release". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  2. ↑ Andy Crump (2015-03-17). "The Feeling of Following: An Interview with David Robert Mitchell". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  3. ↑ Chitwood, Adam (2016-05-04). "Andrew Garfield Teaming with It Follows Director for Noir". Collider. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  4. ↑ Adam Graham (20 March 2015). "David Robert Mitchell brings the spooky to Detroit". Detroit News. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  5. ↑ David Robert Mitchell (7 April 2015). "IT FOLLOWS director David Robert Mitchell here. AMA". Reddit IAMA. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  6. ↑ "Jury 2016". Semaine de la Critique de Cannes. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

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