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Hey, I'm David!
Warren, Michigan
I'm a mechanical engineer working in the automotive industry in Metro Detroit by day and an independent filmmaker by night. Though originally raised in Marietta, GA, I moved up north to attend the University of Michigan and received my degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2011. After combining forces to form our production company, Valiant Films, J.B. Armstrong and I have been shooting spec commercials and shorts around the Detroit area for the past several years. I currently reside in Royal Oak, MI with my wife, an Assistant Prosecutor for Wayne County, my son, Trey, and our Labrador mutt, Stevie. My primary goal in life is to fulfill God's purpose and help others experience true joy and faith through my films.
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting
Street Cred Season 1: When It All Changed
Detroit, Michigan• Series
Sci-Fi, Teen
We're building inclusive leadership of the future by co-creating technology of the future, today!
This project got the green light!
The Inner Edge
Old Bridge Township, New Jersey• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A NJ cop struggling with changes in her life, has to save a suicidal stranger to unlock what powers lie within her.
This project got the green light!

Lost Bayou
Lafayette, Louisiana• Film Feature
Drama, Family
A struggling addict ventures out into the Louisiana swamp to discover that her estranged faith healer father is hiding a troubling secret.
This project got the green light!

A Room Full of Nothing
Austin, Texas• Film Feature
Adventure, Romance
In this Swiss Army Man meets Eternal Sunshine adventure an artistic couple's life takes a bizarre turn when they wake up alone in the world.
This project got the green light!

Fantastic Santa Monaco
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, Satire
A film about a group of performance artists who are looking for love, connection and significance in Los Angeles.
This project got the green light!

Tracing the Hairstons
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, History
This three-part documentary series explores the journey of the Hairston’s and shows how American slavery helped propel the Hairston’s to one
This project got the green light!

Interference
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A violent altercation between a police officer and a black man left one person dead. A couple passing by must decide what they believe.
This project got the green light!

Blood Stains
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Horror, Thriller
Leaving his band and girlfriend behind to become a star in America, an ambitious singer meets a mysterious hitch-hiker with a plan.
This project got the green light!

Human Telegraphs
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
Three women form a ‘human messaging’ business in NYC and get tangled in the intimate, unexpected, and hilarious lives of strangers.
This project got the green light!
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Faith
Long Beach, California• Film Feature
Drama
After suffering an unthinkable tragedy, a deeply religious man fights to stay connected with his faith.
This project got the green light!

CRUDE
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Drama
A story about Andy Cooper and her gang of merry assholes dealing with the loss of one of their own and how life is revealed through death.
This project got the green light!

Solomon
Detroit, Michigan• Film Feature
Drama
A young, white writer struggling after his child's death and a failed marriage, stumbles across a retired, black psychiatrist in Detroit.
This project got the green light!

Leia's Army
Silver Spring, Montgomery County• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
A family comes apart at the seams when a teenage girl attends the Women’s March without telling her Born Again Christian mom.
This project got the green light!

Doors of Mercy
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama
A single Egyptian woman desperately tries to obtain a birth certificate for her out-of-wedlock baby in Egypt's conservative legal system
This project got the green light!

Carbon
Metuchen, New Jersey• Film Feature
Drama, Science
Unable to accept her daughter's sudden death, Dr. Lauren Atwood, attempts to clone her deceased daughter and carry the clone to term.
This project got the green light!

The Black Cowboy
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
Documentary, History
History You Cannot Hide
This project got the green light!

FLYBY
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
When a passing asteroid changes the way people experience time, one couple discovers that their life together is quickly slipping away.
This project got the green light!

Breasts
New Orleans, Louisiana• Film Short
Drama
When a working mother mentions to her male co-worker that she has to pump her breasts, he slaps her with a sexual harassment complaint.
This project got the green light!

An Act of Terror
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County• Film Short
Drama, History
The true story of Virginia Christian, a 16-year-old African American girl accused of murder in the Jim Crow South.
This project got the green light!

Welcome Home
Albany, New York• Series
Comedy
When life handed them lemons, they moved back home with their parents.
This project got the green light!

UnCorked - A Web Series
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Satire
Six women changing their lives one glass at a time...
This project got the green light!

American Trial
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, Experimental
What if the NYPD was put on trial following the death of Eric Garner? Our Film tells the tale of the trial that never was.
This project got the green light!

Hide and Seek
Washington, District of Columbia• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
An indie rock musician turned stay-at-home dad makes an impulsive wish, propelling him into an alternate reality.
This project got the green light!

The Adventures of Penny Patterson
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Teen
Penny faces growing obstacles to winning the science fair after her boyfriend becomes a superhero.
This project got the green light!

Avowed
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
A young nun to be struggles to understand why her patient lacks sentience. A film about disability, feminism, and tested faith.
This project got the green light!

10 Days (for now)
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy
Over the holidays, estranged couple Ellie and Estlin give their relationship one last chance: 10 days to make it work, or part ways forever.
This project got the green light!
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Halftime
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Sport
A comedy following the highs & lows of professional football's newest team. Each ep takes place during the league mandated 12-min halftime.
This project got the green light!

DARCY
Ypsilanti Charter Township, Michigan• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
This project got the green light!

Across The Tracks
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Short
Drama, Family
In 1960s GA, a young mixed girl decides to pass for white, a choice that follows her for many years.
This project got the green light!