David Willing's feature film debut Surrogate had it's World Premiere at Sun Theatre, April 6th 2022 and has since amassed millions of views on these Streaming Services.

He Co-Wrote the award winning ghost horror screenplay with Beth King which was a finalist in Final Drafts Big Break and New York Horror Film Festival 2018 and Final 3 in Animal Logic/Truant Pictures Screenplay Competition. Watch Trailer #1 Watch Trailer #2 Watch Trailer #3.

David Willing is a writer/director based in Melbourne Australia. He fell in love with films at the age of five when he saw Beau Geste starring Gary Cooper.

David studied Film & TV at Deakin University and his graduation film Disintegration received the highest honors and screened at Longford Cinema along with the MUFF and Eyecandy film festivals.

In 2017 he directed My Little Life, a comedy mockumentary set in the world of competitive miniature dollhouse making. It's screened at numerous film festivals including Setting Sun Film Festival where it was nominated for 5 awards including Best Director, Best Film and Best Comedy.

In 2015 he directed The Escape Hatch, a funny, sweet and sexy comedy about love. It has selected by more than 50 national and international film festivals including BFI Flare 30th Anniversary, San Francisco prestigious Frameline, Melbourne Queer Festival and throughout the USA, Europe, Asia and South America winning 5 awards.

David wrote/directed/edited Walking With The Mursi, an adventure travel documentary about his 500km hike across the remote and desolate tribal region of the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia. The intimate and personal story combined with unique footage is one of the last authentic adventures into the disappearing world of the Mursi.

David directed and co-wrote Lunch Date, a sharp comedy about online dating for Open Channel and Screen Australia's Raw Nerve initiative. Broadcast in 2014 as part of ABC2's First Date/Worst Date it was the highest rating short with 79000 viewers, earning it an additional two screenings.

David has written eight feature films including The Seduction (developed through Film Victoria's Catapult Initiative) Collar (short listed by Australian Film Commission), The Loot and Always Midnight In The Jungle.

His earlier short film Collier Brothers Syndrome depicting two brothers suffering mental illness premiered at St Kilda Film Festival, screened twice on SBSTV and was awarded Best Sound Design by the Australian Screen Sound Guild.

See photos of celebrities before they hit the big-time.

David Willing

Director

Writer

Producer

Editor

Stunts

Thanks

Self