Simon David is a Swiss-american filmmaker (1994). In 2017, he graduated in visual arts in Brussels at the school of graphic research (erg). After various art projects and short documentaries, he self produced and directed his first feature documentary Time and Place that has been screened in over three continents and selected to more than fifteen festivals.
Funded by Suissimage and Cinéforom, his second feature film Zadvengers produced by Our Frame had its world premiere at the fifdh and was theatrically distributed in Switzerland. Simon David’s work navigates between cinema and multimedia installations. In 2026, his third feature documentary Old Skin co-produced by Point Prod & RTS will be released. Apart from his film career, he develops an art duo based in belgium with visual artist Patxi Endara named marnie and practising video installation.
Media
Time and Place (english)
NPR (radio)
memphis local live (tv)
Zadvengers (french)
Le temps (daily swiss news web/print)
Ramdam (Rts, tv appearance)
cinema buch (swiss german cinema magazine)