David Freid

David Freid is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist who has contributed to National Geographic, NBC, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and VICE, among others. He has directed more than fifty short, premium, news and lifestyle documentaries, including the 2019 Emmy-nominated Guns Found Here. Freid was the founding director of the online content magazine MEL Films.

His films have appeared on BuzzFeed, Meet the Press, Slate, Washington Post, and the Today show. They have screened at festivals around the world, including SXSW, DOC NYC, Tribeca Film Festival, and Cannes. Freid won an Edward R. Murrow Award for journalism, a Webby, and the International Documentary Association Award for Best Short Film Series.

He is based in Los Angeles.