David Bolen

David Bolen

Cinematographer-in-Residence

David Bolen is an award-winning cinematographer based out of Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his international work on feature films, documentaries and music videos. David was cinematographer for the feature documentary The Drop Box (2015) which was released in over 700 theaters and became the highest grossing Fathom event of all-time. His work on Beast was in competition at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival and won the Independent Episodic Grand Jury Prize. Outside of film, David frequently shoots music videos for artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Puff Daddy, Schoolboy Q, Miguel, David Guetta, and Sean Paul. He has also done commercial/branded spots for major brands including Disney, Adidas, Marvel, Pandora, Target and Staples. His latest feature film entitled SONI premiered at the 2018 Venice International Film Festival and is being released as a Netflix Original Film worldwide. Variety praised David for his “unobtrusively bravura camerawork” on the project.