David C. Ulich is an American film producer and attorney who has supported abuse prevention in sports. Ulich is a founder and producer of Sidewinder Films best known for producing documentaries, including the Television Academy Honors Award winning '' At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal'', the Oscar-nominated short documentary ''End Game'', and the Emmy-nominated '' Munich '72 and Beyond''. Sidewinder’s 2021 film ''Waterman,'' about Duke Kahanamoku was narrated by

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. In 2017, Ulich was nominated for the 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards in the “Outstanding Research” category for his work on ''Munich ’72 and Beyond''. Ulich is a partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton. In his role as President of

The Foundation for Global Sports Development The Foundation for Global Sports Development is a 501(c) organization which creates and supports programs promoting sportsmanship, education, fair play and ethics for children around the world. Attorney David Ulich is president of the foundation ...

, Ulich participated in panel discussions following educational screenings of '' At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal'' to help spread awareness about abuse prevention in sport. He was also a member of the advisory committee for Child USA’s Game Over Commission to Protect Youth Athletes. Ulich’s work in abuse prevention led to the launch of the Courage First Athlete Helpline in partnership with

Childhelp Childhelp is a US non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse. Founded in 1959 as International Orphans, Inc. by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp is one of the largest non-profit child abuse prevent ...

in 2022. Serving the U.S. and Canada, the toll-free service aims to build awareness around abuse in sport and offer confidential support to anyone concerned about emotional, physical, or sexual abuse in the athletic community.

Works

Films

* 2015 - ''Munich '72 and Beyond'' - Producer * 2017 - '' End Game'' - Executive Producer * 2018 - '' At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal''- Producer * 2020 - ''Positive All the Way -'' Director and Producer * 2021 - ''

Citizen Ashe ''Citizen Ashe'' is an 2021 American-British documentary film directed by Rex Miller and Sam Pollard revolving around the life and career of Arthur Ashe. Alex Gibney and John Legend were the executive producers. It had its world premiere at the T ...

'' - Executive Producer * 2021 - ''Waterman'' - Producer

Books

* Munich ’72 and Beyond: Based on the Award-Winning Film of Redemption – A Monument of Remembrance (Dunham Books, 2018)

Education

* 1981 Haverford College - B.A. * 1984 -

University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law The UCLA School of Law is one of 12 professional schools at the University of California, Los Angeles. UCLA Law has been consistently ranked by '' U.S. News & World Report'' as one of the top 20 law schools in the United States since the inceptio ...

- Juris Doctor ** Member of the

UCLA Law Review The ''UCLA Law Review'' is a bimonthly law review established in 1953 and published by students of the UCLA School of Law, where it also sponsors an annual symposium. Membership is decided based on performance on a write-on competition. The edi ...

* 1985 -

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, ...

- L.L.M.

Personal

David Ulich is married to Pamela Conley Ulich, who served as Mayor for the City of Malibu 2009–2010. Together they have two children. David is the grandson of Robert Ulich, German professor of the Philosophy and History of Education at Harvard.

Affiliations

David Ulich is the President of

. Ulich serves on the LA Sports Council, the

International Fair Play Committee The International Fair Play Committee (french: Comité International pour le Fair Play), abbreviated as the CIFP, is a not for profit international non-governmental organisation which serves to foster sportsmanship in international competition. ...

Council, and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games, and formerly served on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation . Ulich also served as a board member for LA 2028, and was part of the Los Angeles Olympic Bid Committee which successfully won the bid for the 2028 Summer Games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ulich, David C. Living people American film producers Year of birth missing (living people)