Introduction
David Robert Mitchell (born October 19, 1974) is an American film director and writer. He received recognition as a director after completing his second feature, the critically acclaimed horror film It Follows (2014).
Early life and education
Mitchell was born in Clawson, Michigan. He graduated from Florida State University with an MFA in Production.
Career
Mitchell's first film was the coming-of-age drama The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010). Adele Romanski, a friend of Mitchell's from film school who would later win an Academy Award for Moonlight, served as one of the producers. In an interview, Mitchell said that the film cost about $50,000.
Four years later, he directed the supernatural horror film It Follows. The film was acclaimed by critics and commercially successful considering its low, independent film budget.
Mitchell served as a jury member in the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2018, he directed Under the Silver Lake, a postmodern noir comedy-drama film set in Los Angeles and starring Andrew Garfield.
Filmography
Director
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Virgin | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2010 | The Myth of the American Sleepover | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2014 | It Follows | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | Under the Silver Lake | Yes | Yes | Yes |