''My Name Is David'', also known as ''Train Baby'', is a 2015 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

produced by

Keith Powell Keith Powell (born August 12, 1979) is an American television actor, writer, director, and web series creator, known for his role as James "Toofer" Spurlock on ''30 Rock'', and for creating and starring in the web series ''Keith Broke His Leg'', ...

and Jonathan Whittaker, written by Howard Emanuel and

, and directed by Chris Gallego Wong. The film stars

as David, a prescription drug addict who finds an abandoned baby on the subway. The film also stars

Judy Reyes Judy Reyes (born November 5, 1967) is an American actress, model, and producer, best known for her roles as Carla Espinosa on the NBC/American Broadcasting Company, ABC medical comedy series ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' (2001–2009), as Zoila ...

, Adepero Oduye, Otto Sanchez, Anthony Chisholm, and

Rich Sommer Rich Sommer (born February 2, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015) for which he earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards along with the ensemble cast. He is also ...

. It premiered at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival in March 2015. As a narrative device, none of the characters are named, except the main protagonist, David.

Plot

David Howard, an obsessive-compulsive workaholic with a severe addiction to prescription drugs, struggles to find order in a world full of chaos. Desperately in search of a life better than the one he leads, David often relies on his neighbor, a hot-tempered single mother trying to make ends meet. Returning home on the subway late one night, David finds an abandoned baby—which could be the key to his happiness, or the catalyst that spirals his world completely out of control.

Production

''My Name Is David'' was shot on location in the

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section of

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, using the Red One camera. Shooting took 18 days during the summer of 2013.

Release

Festivals

''My Name Is David'' was selected to screen at the following film festivals: *2015 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival *2015

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*2015 San Francisco Black Film Festival

Reception

References

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