David Yarovesky

Last updated
David Yarovesky
Born (1980-04-26) April 26, 1980 (age 45)
Calabasas, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • editor
  • actor
Years active2004–present
Notable credit Brightburn (2019)
Spouse
Autumn Steed
​
(m. 2019)​

David Yarovesky (born April 26, 1980) is an American filmmaker. [1] He gained recognition as a director after the success of his second feature film debut Brightburn (2019), which he made with James Gunn, Mark Gunn, and Brian Gunn. [2]

Contents

Early life and education

Yarovesky was born in Calabasas, California, to Tori Breyer and Kyle Breyer. [3] He performed autodidacticism for film school, educating himself for acting and filmmaking.

Career

Yarovesky started out by creating short films, with his first being Funny Thing Happened at the Quick Mart (2004), which he written and directed. His second was Ghild (2011), which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in Short Filmmaking at the Newport Beach Film Festival. [4] Finally, he directed, produced, and edited Hell Halt No Fury (2015), which was his supposed "last short film".[ citation needed ]

In 2014, Yarovesky made his first feature-length film The Hive , a horror film. He then went on to direct Brightburn (2019), a superhero horror thriller film written by Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn, and co-produced by James Gunn.

Filmography

David Yarovesky discussing production on The Hive (2014) with Gabrielle Walsh, Gabriel Basso, Jacob Zachar, and Steve Agee. The cast and director of The Hive talk to HorrorNewsNetwork.net about their upcoming film. 0-7 screenshot.png
David Yarovesky discussing production on The Hive (2014) with Gabrielle Walsh, Gabriel Basso, Jacob Zachar, and Steve Agee.

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditor
2004Funny Thing Happened at the Quick MartYesYesNoNo
2011GhildYesStoryYesYes
2015Hell Halt No FuryYesNoYesYes

Television

YearTitleNotes
2010-2013Team UnicornEpisodes "G33K & G4M3R Girls" and "For the Win"

Feature film

Music video

References

  1. ↑ "Q&A with David Yarovesky - Anthem Magazine". anthemmagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Post Magazine - Brightburn director David Yarovesky". www.postmagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  3. ↑ Vespe, Eric (2019-05-22). "'Brightburn' Director David Yarovesky On How His Mother Inspired This Superhero Horror Movie [Interview]". SlashFilm. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  4. ↑ "GHILD : Full Short Film and Q&A With Director David Yarovesky". We Are Movie Geeks. 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.