David C. Ulich
{{Short description|American film producer and attorney}}
David C. Ulich is an American film producer and attorney who has supported abuse prevention in sports.
Ulich founded and was a producer of Sidewinder Films best known for producing documentaries, including the Television Academy Honors Award winning At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal,{{Cite web |title=Nominees for the 41st Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards |url=https://theemmys.tv/news-41st-nominations/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=theemmys.tv |language=en-US}} the Oscar-nominated short documentary End Game,{{Cite web |date=2020-10-09 |title=End Game |url=http://www.sundance.org/projects/end-game |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Sundance Institute |archive-date=2020-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009060250/http://www.sundance.org/projects/end-game |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite web |date=2019-02-17 |title=Academy Award-nominated film 'End Game' examines end-of-life care |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/academy-award-nominated-film-end-game-examines-end-of-life-care |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}} and the Emmy-nominated Munich '72 and Beyond. Sidewinder’s 2021 film Waterman, about Duke Kahanamoku was narrated by Jason Momoa.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Father of modern-day surfing is honored in local's documentary • The Malibu Times |url=https://malibutimes.com/father-of-modern-day-surfing-is-honored-in-locals-documentary |access-date=2023-04-20 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Roger |date=2022-04-01 |title=Documentary Review: Celebrating Hawaii’s "Duke," a "Waterman" unlike any other |url=https://rogersmovienation.com/2022/04/01/documentary-review-celebrating-hawaiis-duke-a-waterman-unlike-any-other/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Movie Nation |language=en}}
In 2017, Ulich was nominated for the 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards in the “Outstanding Research” category for his work on Munich ’72 and Beyond.{{Cite web |title=Big Law Partner Gets Emmy Nod for Munich '72 Documentary |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-law-partner-gets-emmy-094717545.html |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}
In his former role as President of The Foundation for Global Sports Development, Ulich participated in panel discussions following educational screenings of At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal to help spread awareness about abuse prevention in sport.{{Cite web |title=David Ulich |url=https://www.aspenideas.org/speakers/david-ulich |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Aspen Ideas Festival |language=en-US}} He was also a member of the advisory committee for Child USA’s Game Over Commission to Protect Youth Athletes.{{Cite web |title=Child USA Game Over Commission to Protect Youth Athletes |url=https://childusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Game-Over-Commission-Report-FINAL-1.28.22.pdf}}
Ulich’s work in abuse prevention led to the launch of the Courage First Athlete Helpline in partnership with Childhelp in 2022.{{Cite web |title=The Foundation for Global Sports Development and Childhelp Launch Courage First Athlete Helpline |url=https://www.childhelp.org/news/the-foundation-for-global-sports-development-and-childhelp-launch-courage-first-athlete-helpline/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Childhelp |language=en-US}} Serving the U.S. and Canada, the toll-free service aims to build awareness around abuse in sport and offer confidential support to anyone concerned about emotional, physical, or sexual abuse in the athletic community.
Works
= Films =
- 2015 - Munich '72 and Beyond - Producer
- 2017 - End Game - Executive Producer
- 2018 - At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal- Producer{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/hbo-acquires-documentary-usa-gymnastics-scandal-1202436554/|title=HBO Acquires Documentary On USA Gymnastics Sexual-Abuse Scandal|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=2018-07-30|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-07-30|language=en-US}}
- 2020 - Positive All the Way - Director and Producer{{Cite web|title="Positive All the Way," a New Documentary About the Paralympics, Now Airing on PBS|url=https://www.moviedebuts.com/16024/positive-all-the-way-a-new-documentary-about-the-paralympics-now-airing-on-pbs.html|access-date=2020-09-25|website=MovieDebuts.com|language=en-US}}
- 2021 - Citizen Ashe - Executive Producer{{Cite web|last=Ferme|first=Antonio|date=2021-07-15|title=CNN Films to Explore Arthur Ashe’s Legacy On Tennis And HIV Activism In New Documentary|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/arthur-ashe-documentary-cnn-films-tennis-hiv-activism-1235020176/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=Variety|language=en-US}}
- 2021 - Waterman - Producer{{Cite web|title=The Foundation for Global Sports Development Presents $25,000 to the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation|url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_sports/the-foundation-for-global-sports-development-presents-25-000-to-the-outrigger-duke-kahanamoku-foundation/article_815ca843-e72e-5e11-8dc1-3a82037020cc.html|date=2021-08-30|access-date=2021-09-28|website=WFMZ|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=The Foundation for Global Sports Development Presents $25,000 to the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/the-foundation-for-global-sports-development-presents-25-000-to-the-outrigger-duke-kahanamoku-foundation-848168780.html|access-date=2021-09-28|website=PRWeb}}
= Books =
- Munich ’72 and Beyond: Based on the Award-Winning Film of Redemption – A Monument of Remembrance{{Cite book |last=Ulich |first=David |url=https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/173475/munich-72-and-beyond-a-saga-of-redemption-a-monument-of-remembrance-based-on-the-award-winning-film- |title=Munich '72 and beyond : a saga of redemption : a monument of remembrance : based on the award-winning film / David Ulich, Stephen Ungerleider and Michael Cascio |last2=Ungerleider |first2=Steven |last3=Cascio |first3=Michael |date=2018 |publisher=Dunham books |isbn=978-0-9973973-5-2 |language=en}} (Dunham Books, 2018)
Education
- 1981 Haverford College - B.A.{{Cite web |title=David C. Ulich |url=https://www.sheppardmullin.com/dulich |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=www.sheppardmullin.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=David Charles Ulich |url=https://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/david-charles-ulich-67840 |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=lawyers.justia.com |language=en}}
- 1984 - University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law - Juris Doctor
- Member of the UCLA Law Review
- 1985 - New York University - L.L.M.
Personal
David Ulich is married to Pamela Conley Ulich, who served as Mayor for the City of Malibu 2009–2010. Together they have two children.{{Cite web |date=2008-04-07 |title=Pamela Conley Ulich • The Malibu Times |url=https://malibutimes.com/article_e943724f-90d0-50bf-9149-2fda65ece148 |access-date=2023-04-20 |language=en-US}}
David is the grandson of Robert Ulich, German professor of the Philosophy and History of Education at Harvard.{{Cite web |last=Ulich |first=Pamela |title=Konrad Heinrich Ulich's life story - ForeverMissed.com |url=https://www.forevermissed.com/konrad-ulich/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=www.forevermissed.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=1977-06-18 |title=Dr. Robert Ulich, 87, Philosopher, Is Dead |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/18/archives/dr-robert-ulich-87-philosopher-is-dead-taught-at-harvard-more-than.html |access-date=2023-04-20 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Mace |first=Emily |title=Ulich, Robert (1890-1977) |website=Harvard Square Library |url=https://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/biographies/robert-ulich/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |language=en-US}}
Affiliations
David Ulich was President of The Foundation for Global Sports Development.{{cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Helene |title=Documentary tracks tragedy; 'Munich '72 and Beyond' sheds new light on killing of 11 Israelis at Games |work=Los Angeles Times |date=13 May 2016}}{{Cite news |title=Filmmakers - Sidewinder Films |language=en-US |work=Sidewinder Films |url=http://sidewinderfilms.org/filmmakers/ |access-date=2017-11-17}}
Ulich serves on the LA Sports Council, the International Fair Play Committee Council, and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games, and formerly served on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation .{{Cite web|url=https://www.sheppardmullin.com/dulich#Memberships|title=David C. Ulich - Sheppard Mullin Non Profit Attorney: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP|website=www.sheppardmullin.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-17}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1058554/former-ioc-president-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-in-belgium|title=Former IOC President receives lifetime achievement award in Belgium|date=2017-11-30|accessdate=2018-03-23}}
Ulich also served as a board member for LA 2028, and was part of the Los Angeles Olympic Bid Committee which successfully won the bid for the 2028 Summer Games.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-24 |title=Behind the Bid: How Lawyers Brought Olympics Back to LA |url=https://www.law.com/therecorder/sites/therecorder/2017/08/02/behind-the-bid-how-lawyers-brought-olympics-back-to-la/?back=law |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=The Recorder |archive-date=2018-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324101951/https://www.law.com/therecorder/sites/therecorder/2017/08/02/behind-the-bid-how-lawyers-brought-olympics-back-to-la/?back=law |url-status=bot: unknown }}