"Candyland" – A Short Film by David Gil Premiering at NewFest
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Twisted

WRITER Director

Short Film
usa
2025

"Before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation." Auguste Rodin  

A renowned aging sculptor seeking revival and an aspiring model chasing immortality are drawn into the twisted depths of the New York City art scene, where they become entangled with “the fire of their own creation.”

"Candyland" – A Short Film by David Gil Premiering at NewFest
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Candyland

WRITER Director

Short Film
usa
2024

An American teenager conditioned to perceive gun violence as a game, and his hormonally unbalanced trans-mother, who is struggling with access to hormones, are challenged by an inevitable adrenaline crash on their journey to Candyland.

Eloge of Movement documentary by David Gil
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Eloge of Movement

cowriter Director

Short Documentary
France
2014

A group of dancers affected by Huntington, hereditary neurodegenerative illness characterized by involuntary movements, engage in a series of contemporary dance workshops that lead to a protocol of neuroscientific research to measure the contribution of dance for those affected by the incurable and stigmatizing disease.

Unwanted short film written and directed by David Gil
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Unwanted

Writer Director
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Short Film
france
2012

An unidentified teenager is confronted to her unborn child as she makes the ultimate life and death decision about an unintended pregnancy.

Confession short film written and directed by David Gil
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Confession

writer Director
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Short Film Draft
france - USA
2010

A critically acclaimed sculptor going through art block is hunted by the soul of his latest masterpiece as an investigation around multiple disappearances unfolds.

Hansel and Gretel Short Film cowritten and codirected by David Gil
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Hansel and Gretel

coWriter coDirector

Short Film
France
2010

Adapted from German fairy tale by the Grimm brothers in which a young brother and his little sister are threatened by a cannibalistic witch, Hansel and Gretel questions food distribution in the world; where on one side of the planet governments spend billions to fight obesity and on the other millions face starvation.

The Last Supper Short Film cowritten and codirected by David Gil
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The Last Supper

coWriter coDirector

Short Film
France
2009

The Poem of Creation, one of the first human manuscripts dating from Babylon, narrates that as Mardok (god of fatherhood) prepared to go to Hades (hell with no return) to liberate Istar (goddess of Motherhood), Sarpanitou (god of light) warned him. “You are going to face Istar. You will make love to her and once fertilized, she will devour you and then she shall createa child to your image.”  

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Out of the Shadow Performance mise en scene by David Gil
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Out of the Shadow

Mise en Scene
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Japan
2015

Out of the Shadows is a contemporary dance performance that sheds light on the forgotten Black Rain survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings inHiroshima and Nagasaki.

"Color Theory" – A Critical Exploration of Screens and Reality by David Gil
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Color Theory

writer Director

usa
2011

Color Theory uses SMPTE color bars to expose how collective trauma is shaped—and often anesthetized—by the aesthetics of live televised catastrophes, in a culture conditioned by full-color screen addiction.

"A Portrait of My Time performance confronting gun violence in America."
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Portrait of my Time

writer Director

usa
2007

A Portrait of My Time stages what André Breton, founder of Surrealism, claimed in his Manifesto to be the simplest surrealist act, which 'consists in going into a street with revolvers in your fist and shooting blindly into the crowd.' 

"A Portrait of My Time performance confronting gun violence in America."
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One Second

Writer Director

France
2005

A model suddenly exploded mid-runway like a kamikaze, paralyzing the fashion show—under the stunned eyes of Azzedine Alaïa and other VIPs.

Out of the Shadow Performance mise en scene by David Gil
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Awakening of a Myth

writer director coproducer
Commissioned by FauréLe Page

France-USA
2012

After centuries of hibernation, a rare and exotic game bird unfurls her vibrant wings and loads her weapons of seduction to enter a sensual duel with the hunter who has long tracked her scent.

"A Portrait of My Time performance confronting gun violence in America."
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The Color of Self-Confidence

Writer Director coproducer
Commissioned by lvmh

France-usa
2012

Inspired by Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the animated film follows a group of bubble-bath girls, mesmerized by black-and-white shadows cast by a flame behind them. Suddenly, one of the girls is compelled toturn around, discovering Sephora’s Flame and transforming into a multicolored, Warholian silkscreen. Eager to share her revelation with her neighbors, they join in a playful, self-confidence dance.

The Animated film served as creative direction brief for Where Beauty Beats Sephora’s 2013 European ad campaign, produced by BETC, featured prominently on billboards, magazines and stores.

"A Portrait of My Time performance confronting gun violence in America."
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The Eye of Ego

writer Director
Commissioned by bvba 32

Belgium
2010

A stylish chick hatched in Antwerp dreams of solving the ancient fashion riddle: which comes first, the brand or the designer? …a moment in… reverses the backstage mirror,  shifting the spotlight from a singular visionary to the collective creativity of a multidisciplinary whole.

"Color Theory" – A Critical Exploration of Screens and Reality by David Gil
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The Process

writer
Commissioned by Première Vision

france
2008

short film draft exploring the creative process in fashion.

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