David Wexler is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Wexler is a New York City native and a graduate of the

University of Wisconsin-Madison A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

, where he majored in communication arts. Prior to his feature films ('' Evil Weed'', '' The Stand Up'', ''Anchors'', ''Turtle Island'', ''Last Supper'', and ''Vigilante''), Wexler created and produced the reality show ''

College Life ''College Life'' is a reality television program on MTV created by David Wexler about the day-to-day lives of eight University of Wisconsin-Madison freshmen, filmed on the campus of the University but without the cooperation thereof (a disclaime ...

'' for MTV. Wexler has written and directed many commercials and corporate videos. He worked with

Curtis Sliwa Curtis Sliwa (; born March 26, 1954) is an American activist, radio talk show host and founder and chief executive officer of the Guardian Angels, a nonprofit organization for unarmed crime prevention. Sliwa was the Republican nominee for the ...

and the

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to create a comic book and a handbook, as well as a clothing line available a
Barking Irons
Wexler founded the production compan
Cinema 59 Productions
in 2006. Cinema 59 often works wit
Creative Diversions
a toy and game company to create 360 degree entertainment. Wexler's film, '' Motorcycle Drive By'', about

Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1993. After years of lineup changes in the early and mid-1990s, the songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major-label reco ...

, was an official selection of the 2020

Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. Tribeca was f ...

. In 2021 his gam
Fish Club
was nominated for th
Toy Of The Year Award
Most recently, his film Disintegration Loops was an official selection of the 2021

SXSW Film Festival South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, T ...

Filmography (as writer, director)

* ''American Gothic'' (2007) * ''

My First Kiss "My First Kiss" is a song recorded by American electronic duo 3OH!3. The song was written by Lukasz Gottwald, Sean Foreman, Nathaniel Motte and Benny Blanco, and was produced by Dr. Luke, and Blanco for their third studio album, '' Streets of Go ...

'' (2008) * '' Evil Weed'' (2009) * '' The Stand Up'' (2010) * ''Anchors'' (2012) * ''Turtle Island'' (2012) * ''Last Supper'' (2018) * ''Vigilante: The Incredible True Story of Curtis Sliwa and the Guardian Angels'' (2018) * ''Motorcycle Drive By'' (2020) * ''Disintegration Loops'' (2021)

Filmography (as actor)

* ''Turtle Island'' (2012) * ''

I'm Not Here ''I'm Not Here'' is a 2017 American drama film, directed, edited, and produced by Michelle Schumacher, from a screenplay by Schumacher and Tony Cummings. It stars J.K. Simmons, Sebastian Stan, Maika Monroe, Mandy Moore, Max Greenfield and Iain Ar ...

'' (2017)

Television (as Creator/Producer)

* ''

'' (2009)

Web Series (as Creator/Producer)

* '' Movie Life'' (2009)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wexler, David Living people 1983 births American film directors