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FEATURE FILM

EMERGENCY (2022) – screenwriter, executive producer

2022 OFFICIAL SELECTION SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

2022 WINNER OF WALDO SALT SCREENWRITING AWARD @ SUNDANCE

2022 OFFICIAL SELECTION SXSW

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SHORT FILMS

PLEASE HOLD (2020) – director, co-writer

2022 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE

2021 WINNER, GRAND JURY PRIZE, FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL

2021 OFFICIAL SELECTION FANTASIA FEST

2021 OFFICIAL SELECTION NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL

2021 OFFICIAL SELECTION PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL

2020 OFFICIAL SELECTION FANTASTIC FEST

2020 OFFICIAL SELECTION GUADALAJARA FILM FESTIVAL

“Mexican American director KD Dávila delivers a shockingly clever satire of the privatized prison system and the elusiveness of justice.” – NY Times

“This is about as flawless as a short film narrative gets.” – FilmThreat

“Antic and unsettling… The parody of call-center/help-desk speak is pinpoint precise…. It’s a situation worthy of Kafka — and not all that far from some news headlines.” – Boston Globe

 

EMERGENCY (2018) – writer

Faced with an emergency, a group of young Black and Latino friends weigh the pros and cons of calling the police. (Short Film)

2018 WINNER SPECIAL JURY AWARD SUNDANCE
2018 WINNER BEST NARRATIVE SHORT SXSW
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL
2018 WINNER BEST SHORT CHATTANOOGA FILM FESTIVAL
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION DEFINE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION BATES FILM FESTIVAL
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION ASPEN SHORTSFEST NARRATIVE SPECIAL MENTION
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION OMAHA FILM FESTIVAL
2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION INTERFILM BERLIN
2017 WINNER NBC SHORTSCUTS – HARNESS SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
2017 WINNER BEST NARRATIVE SHORT BEND FILM FESTIVAL
2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION HOLLYSHORTS
2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION URBANWORLD

TELEVISION

MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM (Freeform) – Executive Story Editor

SALVATION (CBS) - Staff Writer

 

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