David Findlay (filmmaker)
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David Findlay (born September 3, 1991) is a Canadian film director.[1] He is most noted for his 2022 short film Lay Me by the Shore,[2] which was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.[3]
Born and raised in Quebec City, Quebec, he studied at the University of British Columbia.[4] He wrote and directed a number of short films before making his feature debut with Everything Outside in 2018.[5] His later short films included Found Me in 2020,[6] and Faces in 2024, which marked the acting debut of Dutch model Rianne Van Rompaey.[7]
Filmography
[edit]- C'est pas la fin du monde - 2011
- Callback - 2013
- The Middle Distance - 2014
- Nephew - 2015
- Everything Outside - 2018
- You Know Where You Belong - 2019
- Air - 2020
- Ndagukunda déjà - 2020
- Found Me - 2020
- Lay Me by the Shore - 2022
- Faces - 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Trailer Bows For Director David Findlay’s “Found Me”; Short To Debut At Toronto Fest". Shoot, August 26, 2020.
- ^ James Maitre, "David Findlay’s Queer Drama ‘Lay Me by the Shore’ Follows a Week in the Life of a Grieving Trans Boy". Directors Notes, November 23, 2022.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022.
- ^ "Premier long métrage pour David Findlay originaire de Québec". Ici Radio-Canada, September 5, 2018.
- ^ Yves Tremblay, "Avec « Everything Outside », David Findlay crée une rencontre improbable". Qui Fait Quoi, March 14, 2019.
- ^ Céline Roustan, "Found Me". Short of the Week, January 15, 2021.
- ^ Carolyn Twersky Winkler, "Model Rianne Van Rompaey Takes Control of Her Image In Debut Short Film Faces". W, October 9, 2024.