David Robert Mitchell
David Robert Mitchell (* 1974 in Clawson ) is an American film director and author. He directed the coming-of-age drama The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010) . His 2014 supernatural horror film, It Follows , received critical acclaim and was commercially successful given its low, independent film budget. With Under the Silver Lake , a modern noir film in the setting of modern Los Angeles, his third work was created in 2018, for which he again acted as director and screenwriter.
life and career
Mitchell was born in Clawson, Michigan and graduated from Florida State University with an MFA in production. He was named as a member of the jury for the 2016 International Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival .
Filmography
- 2002: Virgin
- 2010: The Myth of the American Sleepover
- 2014: It Follows
- 2018: Under the Silver Lake
Web links
- David Robert Mitchell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Robert Mitchell. Retrieved October 15, 2017 .
- ↑ Peter Bradshaw: It Follows review - sexual dread fuels a modern horror classic . In: The Guardian . February 26, 2015, ISSN 0261-3077 (English, theguardian.com [accessed October 15, 2017]).
- ↑ It Follows. In: Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ↑ Patrick Hipes: Andrew Garfield To Star In 'Under The Silver Lake' As 'It Follows' Follow-Up For David Robert Mitchell - Cannes . In: Deadline . May 4, 2016 (English, deadline.com [accessed October 15, 2017]).
- ↑ Marshall Fine: HuffPost Interview: David Robert Mitchell, Director of 'Myth of the American Sleepover'. In: Huffington Post. July 21, 2011, accessed October 15, 2017 .
- ↑ Juries 2016 | La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes. Retrieved October 15, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Mitchell, David Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Clawson |