About David Massey
Born 1957. David Massey is an American film director and screenwriter.
David Maurice Massey (born 1957) is an American filmmaker. In 1992, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film as a producer for the film Last Breeze of Summer. He is one of two African Americans to be nominated for a short film of any kind and the film won a Crystal Heart Award.
Massey has a BA in Communications & Education from Ohio Dominican University and an MFA in advanced film & television studies from the American Film Institute. He has received recognition by The National Education Association for the “Advancement of Learning through Broadcasting,” and is an inductee at The Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. David Massey directed a short film about the Vietnam War.
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Who is David Massey?
American film director
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David Massey was born in 1957.
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David Massey is a film director and screenwriter.
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