David Robert Mitchell (born October 19, 1974) 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).

Early life and education

Mitchell was born in

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. He graduated from

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with a

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degree in production.

Career

Mitchell's first full-length film was the coming-of-age drama ''

The Myth of the American Sleepover ''The Myth of the American Sleepover'' is a 2010 American coming-of-age film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 13, 2010, and was released in the United States on July 22, 2011, ...

'' (2010).

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, a friend of Mitchell's from film school, 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 was a remarkable commercial success considering its low,

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budget. Mitchell served as a jury member in the International Critics' Week section of the

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. In 2018, he directed '' Under the Silver Lake'', a postmodern noir comedy-drama film set in Los Angeles and starring

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Filmography

References

External links

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David Mitchell at the 21. international literature festival berlin
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