David Prior (director)

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David Prior
Born (1969-01-06) January 6, 1969 (age 55)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
  • Editor
Years active2008–present
Notable work

David Prior is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor 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.

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Career

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 directed, co-created, and executive produced Fincher's Netflix series Voir . [4] [5]

Filmography

YearTitle Director Writer Producer Editor Notes
2008 AM1200 YesYesYesYesShort film;
Also sound designer [1]
2020 The Empty Man YesYesNoYes [6]

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer
Notes
2021 Voir YesYesYesEpisodes: "Summer of the Shark" and "But I Don't Like Him" [7] [8]
2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities YesNoNoEpisode: "The Autopsy" [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 AM1200, H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
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