Lorena David

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Lorena David
Born
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego (BA, 1991)
Occupations
Years active1997–present
Notable work

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).

Career

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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]

Selected filmography

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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

References

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