David Findlay (filmmaker)

{{Short description|Canadian film director}}

David Findlay (born September 3, 1991) is a Canadian film director.[https://www.shootonline.com/shoot_video2/trailer-bows-director-david-findlays-found-me-short-debut-toronto-fest/ "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, [https://directorsnotes.com/2022/11/23/david-findlay-lay-me-by-the-shore/ "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 was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/three-feature-docs-make-canadas-top-ten/ "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.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1122020/long-metrage-david-findlay-realisateur-quebec-everything-outside "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, [https://qfq.com/spip.php?article69663&debut_dossier_10DerniersArticles=288 "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, [https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/01/15/found-me/ "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, [https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/rianne-van-rompaey-short-film-faces "Model Rianne Van Rompaey Takes Control of Her Image In Debut Short Film Faces"]. W, October 9, 2024.