David Quantic was born and raised in Derby, Kansas - a pathetic excuse
for a suburb located under the flight patterns of McConnell Air Force
Base's B52 Bombers just outside of Wichita. After graduation, Quantic
promptly got the hell out of Kansas and (don't ask why) attended to go
to Southern Methodist University (Home of the George W. Bush Library!
No, that's not a joke...) in Dallas where he received a BFA in Studio
Art.
After graduating cum laude, he got the hell out of Texas and moved to
New York City where he (barely) survived as a portrait photographer and
photographer's assistant.
In 1999 Quantic loaded up the pick up truck (chicken coops and all) and
drove cross-country to attend UCLA's MFA film directing program.
Since graduating in 2004, Dave has continued to produce short films
that have appeared in numerous festivals including Palm Springs
International Short Festival, Ann Arbor as well as LA's Outfest and
Frameline in San Francisco.
In 2009, he participated in the Berlinale's Talent Campus and shot his
short film, Transatlantic, on location in Berlin using a Nikon D90.
Davey was also the cinematographer for VITO, a documentary by Jeffrey
Schwarz about the life of legendary queer film historian and AIDS
activist Vito Russo, which was shown at the 2011 New York Film Festival
and broadcast as part of HBO's 2012 Docs Summer Series.
In 2012, Dave completed the short film, "Bakersfield, Earth" starring
Missi Pyle, Artemis Pebdani and Ethan Sandler. Based on a feature
script, "Bakersfield, Earth" is about Guy Bowman, a cross dressing
alien who tries to join an anti-evolution women's group because he's
convinced his alien race created humans. If you haven't already
guessed, it's a comedy.
