David Findlay (born September 3, 1991) is a Canadian film director."Trailer Bows For Director David Findlay’s “Found Me”; Short To Debut At Toronto Fest". Shoot, August 26, 2020. He is most noted for his 2022 short film Lay Me by the Shore,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. which premiered at the 2022 Berlin International Film festival where it competed for a Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus section, and was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022.
Born and raised in Quebec City, Quebec, he studied at the University of British Columbia."Premier long métrage pour David Findlay originaire de Québec". Ici Radio-Canada, September 5, 2018. He wrote and directed a number of short films before making his feature debut with Everything Outside in 2018.Yves Tremblay, "Avec « Everything Outside », David Findlay crée une rencontre improbable". Qui Fait Quoi, March 14, 2019. His later short films included Found Me in 2020,Céline Roustan, "Found Me". Short of the Week, January 15, 2021. and Faces in 2024, which marked the acting debut of Dutch model Rianne Van Rompaey.Carolyn Twersky Winkler, "Model Rianne Van Rompaey Takes Control of Her Image In Debut Short Film Faces". W, October 9, 2024.
Filmography 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
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