Producer, cameraman, editor and writer. Five decades in news, commercials, documentaries and sports. Eight documentaries produced and shot, twelve more for the BBC, ITN and Granada.
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WHY I'M MAKING THIS FILMDave’s why
Growing up in the segregated south, most of the Black people I saw were either on a bus, in a kitchen, or in a courtroom. College and a succession of jobs introduced me to a lot of Black people, so it didn’t take long to learn how differently one’s life unfolded if you were Black. Yes, I used a precious few of the opportunities available while growing up white, but most of the Black people I came to know did not have these opportunities; they were taken away for our benefit.
So much has been stolen through slavery, legal segregation, redlining, mass incarceration, systemic racism, etc., that a national program to repair the damage is necessary, urgent, and long overdue.
Just as I was inspired while reading From Here to Equality, I want viewers of THE INVOICE to grasp the scale of what has been stolen from Black people and what was given to us, to learn how reparations will benefit everyone, and to be inspired to learn more and talk about the film with family, friends, and colleagues.
Sometimes I imagine our team and supporters as a dissident group of crew members on the Titanic, determined to get the others to join our conversation about icebergs.
Dave is a producer, cameraman, editor, and writer with a five-decade career spanning news, commercials, documentaries, corporate, and sports production. His clients include major broadcasters worldwide, among them CNN, ESPN, FOX, CNBC, MSNBC, FUJI, NHK, ARD, and YLE. He has produced and shot eight documentaries, including Life Without…Inside San Quentin (PBS), Staying Alive (KQED), Hotel Macedonia, The 5 Keys to Mastery (American Public Television), and The Invoice (in production).
Dave has shot twelve documentaries for the BBC, ITN, and Granada, and ‘reality’ shows for TLC (Honey We’re Killing the Kids), and MOJO (Bobby G: Adventure Capitalist).
He is the author of The Laws of Camerawork and Video Rules, editor of The Mastery Class, and inventor of the SteadyBag, LensEnd, PicupStix, and GelFile, production accessories used by professionals worldwide. Dave lives in Oakland, California. Explore more of his work at daveandcompany.us.
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