David Freid is a director, showrunner, and journalist whose work spans feature documentary, television, and advertising. He makes films about serious things that are genuinely fun to watch. He has a particular instinct for the absurd angle inside a serious story — the kind of film where you don't realize you're learning something until you're already hooked.

His work has been published by The Atlantic, The New York Times, National Geographic, NBC, and Vanity Fair. He is the founder of MEL Films, whose films — made across more than 40 countries and amassing millions of views online — have played at SXSW, DOC NYC, Tribeca, and Cannes, earning an IDA Award for Best Documentary Series, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and an Emmy nomination for Guns Found Here.

David has since directed multiple national commercials, including a Super Bowl spot, and has served as showrunner and director on series for HBO Max, Peacock, and Discovery.

He is represented by UTA for film and television, and by Helm Content for commercial work.

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