David Leidy (Directing)

David Leidy (born 2 July 1991 in Muscatine, Iowa) is a film director, screenwriter and producer. He was raised by his artist mother, who lived her formative years on a covert military base on Kwajalein Island, and businessman father. While studying film production and theory at Santa Monica College (SMC) on the pacific coast, David Leidy sought a mentorship from Justin Lerner, an Emmy® winner of the 2008 College Television Awards. During this time, he also interned for Mike Medavoy at Phoenix Pictures (production company of Shutter Island (2010) and Black Swan (2010). He then wrote, directed and produced Atonia (2013) with cinematography by SXSW® nominated cinematographer Tobias Deml under Prodigium Pictures (production company of Gaming Wall St (2022) and Monster Party (2018). This led to David being requested by another film director to be a screenwriter on Paradise (2014) starring Cortney Palm of Sushi Girl (2012). Along with earning a Bachelor...Read More