Directors

David Robert Mitchell

Mitchell was born in Clawson, Michigan in 1974. He graduated from Florida State University with an MFA in Production. He was named as a member of the jury of the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.


In 2002, Mitchell wrote and directed ''Virgin'' a short film featuring Carolina Castro and Cameron Diskin about a local legend sees a vision of Virgin Mary which leads him to the pursuit of true love, in 2010, he wrote and directed ''The Myth of The American Sleepover'' which starred Claire Sloma and Marlon Morton, the film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival on March 10, 2010. It was released on July 22, 2010 in a limited release. in 2014, Mitchell directed ''It Follows'' featuring Maika Monroe and Keir Gilchrist which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The horror film was breakout hit and grossed over $14 million at the box office and was labeled one of the best indie films of 2015. The film was released on March 13, 2015, in a limited release, but because it was so successful it finally got a wide release on March 27, by Radius-TWC, a division of The Weinstein Company.


His next project is Under the Silver Lake, a modern noir comedy-drama film set in Los Angeles, starring Andrew Garfield. It is premiering at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, and will be released in August 2018 by A24.