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
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MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM (Freeform) – Executive Story Editor
SALVATION (CBS) - Staff Writer
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