Lorena David | |
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| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego (BA, 1991) |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Lorena David is an American filmmaker known for her work as a director, producer, and editor in independent films and documentaries. She co-founded Kingsize Entertainment in 1995 and has produced films, including Plump Fiction (1997) and Danika (2006).
David began her career in the entertainment industry as a production assistant on Supermarket Sweep (1993), later working as a line producer on The Glass Chain and as a production coordinator on Perry Mason . In 1995, she co-founded Kingsize Entertainment with Mark Roberts. [1] [2]
David co-produced the parody film Plump Fiction in 1997. [3] [4] [5] She also served as co-executive producer on Single Action, which was released in 1998 and featured Carlos Gallardo. [6] The following year, she directed the drama Eastside (1999), which was described by Los Angeles Times critic Kevin Thomas as ''a well-made melodrama''. [7] [1] [8] In 2001, David directed the independent thriller Outta Time, starring Nancy O'Dell. [9] [10] That same year, the film Poor White Trash , which had been filmed in 1999 in Benton, Illinois, was released. [11] David subsequently directed and edited Extreme Dating (2004), [12] followed by producing Strangers with Candy (2005), a comedy financed by David Letterman and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 [13] and the psychological thriller Danika, starring Marisa Tomei. [6] [14] [15] In 2023, she directed The Christmas Spark, Great American Media television movie starring Mario Lopez. [16]
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Plump Fiction [3] | Co-producer |
| 1998 | Single Action [6] | Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Eastside [7] | Director |
| 2000 | Poor White Trash [17] | Producer |
| 2002 | Outta Time [18] | Director, Editor |
| 2004 | Extreme Dating [12] | Director, Editor |
| 2005 | Strangers with Candy [13] | Producer |
| 2005 | Danika [6] | Producer |
| 2006 | Dark Ride [19] | Producer |
| 2024 | The Christmas Spark [20] | Director |