David M. Rosenthal (director)

David M. Rosenthal
Rosenthal in 2013 at the Deauville American Film Festival
Born	David Mitchell Rosenthal (1969-03-23) March 23, 1969 (age 48) New York City, New York
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, film producer

David Mitchell Rosenthal (born March 23, 1969) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is best known for his films Janie Jones, Falling Up and See This Movie.

Rosenthal was born in New York City, New York, the son of Dr. Mitchell S. Rosenthal, founder and Chairman of Phoenix House, and cookbook author Ellen Wright.

He was educated at Pomfret School in Connecticut and went on to graduate with a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College and a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from the American Film Institute.

Rosenthal's career with film began with writing and photography at a young age. Growing up in New York City, he began shooting and studying photography in high school, and started writing soon after. He earned a Masters in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College and subsequently began publishing poetry in such literary magazines as The Paris Review. David's first book of poetry was published in 2000. In the same year he became a member of The Actors Studio playwrights unit with Mark Rydell.

Rosenthal's love of writing and film soon led him to the American Film Institute, where he received another Master's degree. A year after graduating, his first short film, Absence was bought and distributed to networks around the world including Canal+, HBO Latin America, PBS, Encore, and Starz.

His documentary feature, entitled Dylan's Run, which he produced and directed, followed the campaign trail of Dylan Glenn, who made history by becoming the first black republican to run for a congressional seat in the Deep South since Reconstruction.

Rosenthal's first feature film, See This Movie, which he directed and co-wrote, premiered at the Aspen Comedy Festival. It was the first feature produced by Depth of Field, a production company operated by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz (About a Boy, Antz, American Pie). See This Movie, which starred Seth Meyers and John Cho, won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Malibu Film Festival and was released in theaters in January 2006.