David Gross is a Canadian

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who has served as a key member in the company No Trace Camping, and as president of David Gross Productions Inc., based in

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. Gross is from

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, and graduated from the

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in 2007. With Jesse Shapira finding the book ''Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey Into a Minor Hockey League'' and envisioning a film adaptation, Shapira, Gross and No Trace Camping partners co-produced the 2011 film ''

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''. David Gross Productions Inc. later co-produced '' The F Word'' (2013) and '' Room'' (2015). Gross advocated for keeping the title ''The F Word'' for its Canadian release, although the

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found issues with it. With ''Room'', Gross persuaded his Irish co-producers to shoot in Canada rather than the United States, saying they could have a longer schedule and more money in Canada. He accepted the

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for ''Room'' in 2016.

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