A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
David Strasser
Birthplace:
Cochabamba, Bolivia
David is an award-winning film director and executive producer based in Vancouver, Canada. His movies are regularly screened to audiences worldwide on major television networks such as Hallmark Channel (U.S.), Lifetime Television (U.S.), Channel 4 (U.K.), TF1 (France), and the W Network (Canada). David's projects have received numerous nominations in lead performance categories, most notably from the Canadian Screen Awards and the Leo Awards. A prolific television movie director, David has helmed nearly two dozen holiday, romance, mystery, and thriller projects over the past five years. His most recent movies include The Wives Club (2024), Dial S for Santa (2023), and Mistletoe Connection (2023). Currently, David is executive producing and directing the Hallmark Mystery original, Engaged to be Murdered (2024). In addition to directing, David has overseen the script development of several movies, including The Picture of Christmas (2021), A Snapshot of Forever (2022), Mistletoe Match (2022), Love's Secret Ingredient (2023), and Royally Yours, At Christmas (2023). David is an alumnus of the prestigious TIFF Filmmaker Lab, was a JETS Talent Lab participant at the 68th Berlinale, and received the Telus STORYHIVE Banff Fellowship. His feature projects have received development funding from Telefilm Canada and Bell Media's Harold Greenberg Fund. A Film Production graduate of Vancouver Film School, David also holds a Juris Doctorate from the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.
Director:
2018 Delinquent
2018 The Wrong Patient
2020 A Glenbrooke Christmas
2020 Just for the Summer
2020 Love is a Piece of Cake
2020 Love's Second Chance
2020 The Dating List
2021 A Very Merry Bridesmaid
2021 A Wedding to Remember
2021 Coyote Creek Christmas
2021 Love at the Ranch
2021 The Picture of Christmas
2022 A Snapshot of Forever
2022 Campfire Christmas
2022 Christmas at the Golden Dragon
2022 Listen Out For Love
2023 Dial S for Santa
2023 Mistletoe Connection
2024 Death in the Cul-de-Sac
Second Assistant "A" Camera:
2018 Delinquent
2018 The Wrong Patient
2018 Wedding of Dreams
2020 A Glenbrooke Christmas
2020 Just for the Summer
2020 Love is a Piece of Cake
2020 Love's Second Chance
2020 The Dating List
2021 A Very Merry Bridesmaid
2021 A Wedding to Remember
2021 Coyote Creek Christmas
2021 Love at the Ranch
2021 The Picture of Christmas
2022 A Snapshot of Forever
2022 Campfire Christmas
2022 Christmas at the Golden Dragon
2022 Listen Out For Love
2023 Dial S for Santa
2023 Mistletoe Connection
2024 Death in the Cul-de-Sac
Writer:
2018 Delinquent
2018 The Wrong Patient
2018 Wedding of Dreams
2020 A Glenbrooke Christmas
2020 Just for the Summer
2020 Love is a Piece of Cake
2020 Love's Second Chance
2020 The Dating List
2021 A Very Merry Bridesmaid
2021 A Wedding to Remember
2021 Coyote Creek Christmas
2021 Love at the Ranch
2021 The Picture of Christmas
2022 A Snapshot of Forever
2022 Campfire Christmas
2022 Christmas at the Golden Dragon
2022 Listen Out For Love
2023 Dial S for Santa
2023 Mistletoe Connection
2024 Death in the Cul-de-Sac
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