Film / Video Arts / T.V.  - in China and beyond.

David has been focussed on the production of unique and engaging audio-visual media in and outside of China since 2005.  

Working variously as producer, director, camera operator, post-production supervisor, David has a breadth experience in the production of commercial and artistic works and in working within China.

2016 saw a host of exciting projects meet their audience.

• Multimedia performance artwork Sever (斩断) - which David Directed and Coproduced with artist Zhuma, toured New York (Asia Society), London (Southbank Centre), Hungary (Cafe Budapest), India (New Dehli International Festival of the Arts), Hong Kong (New Vision Arts Festival) and Shanghai, China.
• Feature documentary Small Path Music (dir./prod.) also featured in the Immagini e Suoni del Mondo film festival in Florence, Italy. 
• The Edward A. Burger documentary ONE MIND  which David was an editorial consultant for was released.
• 2016 - 2017 coproduced and Post-Supervised the 8 x 1hr documentary travel series Extreme Treks, now in distribution (Discovery)

Hailing from Wellington, New Zealand, David is bilingual (English and Mandarin), an avid Taiji practitioner, musician (saxophone) and is currently based in Shanghai. 

2017 see's many exciting projects on the horizon:

In August David will travel to Dehong, Yunnan to run the first Rural Youth Film Initiative program, in co-orperation with Prop Roots arts centre.

In October Small Path Music (dir./prod.) will feature as part of Shanghai's Mini Documentary Festival. 

In October Sever (斩断) will feature as part of OzAsia festival in Adelaide, Australia.

And third season of Extreme Treks in production with a host of exciting and daring locations from around the world to feature in this upcoming season. 

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