biography

David Wendelman
(Producer/Writer/Director)

Born and raised in the Midwest, David studied music and theatre at Union College and the University of Nebraska, obtaining a BA in the Performing Arts.

In 1990, he moved to Los Angeles and began working as a SAG actor on television, appearing in episodes of "Seinfeld" (NBC), "The Naked Truth" (NBC), "My Guide To Becoming A Rock Star" (WB) and others. Unfulfilled with the pursuit of the "Hollywood actor", David returned to his theatre roots, and on the small, "grassroots" stages of Los Angeles, he turned his energies to writing and directing. He founded and became the Artistic Director of the Bare Bones Theatre Co., a non-profit collective of actors and writers.

Whether through writing, painting, music or theatre, David has always had a passion for the art of storytelling. Filmmaking is yet another medium for him to do that. So, in 2002, David made the transition from theatre to film by attending the Los Angeles Film School's Immersion Filmmaking Program, where he wrote, produced and directed three short films: ECLIPSED, THE STUDIO... and SUPER MODEL. SUPER MODEL screened at the 2003 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival.

David then went on to write, direct and produce the short film BROKEN. BROKEN, which has screened at over a dozen domestic and international film festivals, introduced David to independently financed filmmaking.

David Wendelman has just completed writing his first feature film script.

Filmography

Short Films:

"Broken" (15 min., 35 mm, 2006, USA)
"Super Model" (27 min., HD, 2003, USA)
"The Studio..." (8 min., HD, 2002, USA)
"Eclipsed" (3 min., DV, 2002, USA)