David Findlay (filmmaker)

David Findlay (born September 3, 1991) is a Canadian film director. ^[1] He is most noted for his 2022 short film Lay Me by the Shore , ^[2] which was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022. ^[3]

Born and raised in Quebec City, Quebec, he studied at the University of British Columbia. ^[4] He wrote and directed a number of short films before making his feature debut with Everything Outside in 2018. ^[5] His later short films included Found Me in 2020, ^[6] and Faces in 2024, which marked the acting debut of Dutch model Rianne Van Rompaey. ^[7]

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

References

1. "Trailer Bows For Director David Findlay’s “Found Me”; Short To Debut At Toronto Fest". Shoot, August 26, 2020.
2. 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.
3. Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View , December 8, 2022.
4. "Premier long métrage pour David Findlay originaire de Québec". Ici Radio-Canada, September 5, 2018.
5. Yves Tremblay, "Avec « Everything Outside », David Findlay crée une rencontre improbable". Qui Fait Quoi, March 14, 2019.
6. Céline Roustan, "Found Me". Short of the Week, January 15, 2021.
7. Carolyn Twersky Winkler, "Model Rianne Van Rompaey Takes Control of Her Image In Debut Short Film Faces". W , October 9, 2024.

External links

• David Findlay at IMDb