David Prior (director)
{{short description|American director, screenwriter, producer, and editor}}
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| birth_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|Screenwriter|Producer|Editor}}
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| years_active = 2008–present
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David Prior (born January 6, 1969) is an American filmmaker, best known for his work on the cult horror film The Empty Man, and television series such as Voir and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. He has also directed and produced making-of documentaries for films, most notably the works of David Fincher and Michael Bay.
Career
After directing documentaries of various David Fincher films for over ten years, Prior helmed his first independent short film AM1200 in 2008.[http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/films/am1200 AM1200], H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival In February 2016, he was hired to write and direct his feature film debut, the supernatural horror film The Empty Man, based on the graphic novel of the same name from Boom! Studios.{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |title=Fox Options Boom! Graphic Novel 'The Empty Man', Gets David Prior To Fill It |url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/the-empty-man-movie-graphic-novel-david-prior-fox-1201698992/ |access-date=February 13, 2022 |work=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=February 6, 2016}} In September 2021, he was hired to direct an episode on the Netflix series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/guillermo-del-toro-netflix-horror-anthology-reunites-babadook-essie-davis-jennifer-kent-1234972538/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/guillermo-del-toro-netflix-horror-anthology-reunites-babadook-essie-davis-jennifer-kent-1234972538/ |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Guillermo del Toro's Netflix Horror Anthology to Reunite 'Babadook' Star Essie Davis With Director Jennifer Kent |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=September 2, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2022}}{{cbignore}} In December 2021, he co-created, executive produced, and directed two episodes of Fincher's Netflix series Voir.{{Cite web|title='Voir' Trailer: David Fincher's Latest Netflix Collaboration Is A Visual Essay Series About Cinema|url=https://theplaylist.net/voir-trailer-david-fincher-netflix-20211111/|access-date=February 13, 2022|website=The Playlist}}{{Cite web|date=November 11, 2021|title=David Fincher and David Prior's 'Voir' Docuseries Celebrates Cinema in New Trailer|url=https://collider.com/voir-trailer-david-fincher-netflix/|access-date=February 13, 2022|website=Collider|language=en-US}}
Filmography
Short film
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| 2008
| AM1200 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |
Feature film
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| 2020
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{cite web|last=Mongale|first=Matthew|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-empty-man/|title=How David Prior's The Empty Man Survived the Perfect Hollywood Storm|date=March 2, 2021|website=Film School Rejects|access-date=February 13, 2022}} |
Television
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0697936}}
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Category:21st-century American male writers
Category:21st-century American screenwriters
Category:Film directors from Massachusetts
Category:American film editors
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:People from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)