David Robert Mitchell

David Robert Mitchell (born October 19, 1974)[1] is an American film director and writer. He received significant recognition as a director after completing his second feature, the critically acclaimed horror film It Follows (2014).

David Robert Mitchell
Mitchell in 2010
Born (1974-10-19) October 19, 1974
Clawson, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materFlorida State University
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2002–present
Notable credit(s)
It Follows (2014)

Early life and education

Mitchell was born in Clawson, Michigan.[2] He graduated from Florida State University with a Master of Fine Arts degree in production.[3]

Career

Mitchell's first full-length 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.[4]

Four years later, he directed the supernatural horror film It Follows. The film was acclaimed by critics and was commercially successful considering its low, independent film budget.[5][6]

Mitchell served as a jury member in the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

In 2018, he directed Under the Silver Lake, a postmodern noir comedy-drama film set in Los Angeles and starring Andrew Garfield.[8]

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

References
  1. "David Robert Mitchell". La Semaine de la Critique of Festive Cannes. Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018.
  2. Adam Graham (March 20, 2015). "David Robert Mitchell Brings the Spooky to Detroit". Detroit News. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. David Robert Mitchell (April 7, 2015). "IT FOLLOWS director David Robert Mitchell here. AMA". Reddit IAMA. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  4. Anton, Mike. "David Robert Mitchell, Writer/Director of 'The Myth of the American Sleepover'". The Film Stage.
  5. "Indie Horror Movie 'It Follows' Gets Wide Theater Release". New York Times. AssociatedPress. March 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  6. Andy Crump (March 17, 2015). "The Feeling of Following: An Interview with David Robert Mitchell". Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  7. "Jurys 2016". Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  8. Chitwood, Adam (May 4, 2016). "Andrew Garfield Teaming with It Follows Director for Noir". Collider. Retrieved September 7, 2016.


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