David Henry Gerson

David Henry Gerson is an award-winning filmmaker and actor who grew up in Washington DC, is a graduate of Columbia University and the American Film Institute and is a winner of the 2016 Student Academy Award. His film, 'Ultra Violet for Sixteen Minutes,' ('Totally engaging!' - Albert Maysles) a documentary about the late Ultra Violet - Dali's Mistress, Warhol's muse, and a born-again Mormon - screened at over a dozen festivals worldwide, at the Pompidou Museum in Paris, and it was acquired into the permanent collection of the MoMA in NY. His short film 'American Standard,' ('Dynamite!' - Abel Ferrara, 'Truly excellent' - John Patrick Shanley) about a US Veteran returning home from Iraq to his undocumented immigrant girlfriend, aired on the American Forces Network at every US military base around the world. He trained as an actor at the British American Drama Academy in London, and has worked with Doug Liman, David Mamet, and opposite Al Pacino. He produced and starred in the short film 'Chapel Perilous,' which won the Audience Award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. His recently completed AFI thesis film, 'All These Voices,' ("Beautiful and harrowing" - The Huffington Post) tells the story of a young Nazi soldier encountering an avant-garde theater-troupe of survivors celebrating the end of WWII. It won the 2016 Student Academy Award. Show less «