The DAVID MOVIE: Director Brent Dawes on an epic family feature 30 years in the making.

About this episode

Director Brent Dawes discusses the journey of creating the Biblical epic film DAVID, set to release in theaters this December.

This December 19th, DAVID, the Biblical epic from Sunrise Animation Studios, will be hitting theatres! Director Brent Dawes discusses the equally epic journey it took to bring this labour of love to life.

People in this episode

Guest: Brent Dawes

Topics covered

• animation
• film production
• family feature
• Biblical epic
• director's journey

Keywords

• DAVID
• Brent Dawes
• Sunrise Animation Studios
• family feature
• Biblical epic
• film release
• animation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sunrise Animation Studios

Books & works: DAVID

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