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Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | January 6, 1969
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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.
After directing documentaries of various David Fincher films for over ten years, Prior helmed his first independent short film AM1200 in 2008. [1] 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. [2] In September 2021, he was hired to direct an episode on the Netflix series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities . [3] In December 2021, he co-created, executive produced, and directed two episodes of Fincher's Netflix series Voir . [4] [5]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
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2008 | AM1200 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film; Also sound designer [1] |
2020 | The Empty Man | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | [6] |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Notes |
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2021 | Voir | Yes | Yes | Yes | Episodes: "Summer of the Shark" and "But I Don't Like Him" [7] [8] |
2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | Yes | No | No | Episode: "The Autopsy" [9] |
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