David Robert Mitchell
David Robert Mitchell (born October 19, 1974) is an American film director and writer. He received significant recognition as a director after completing his second feature, the critically acclaimed horror film "It Follows" (2014). Early life and education. Mitchell was born in Clawson, Michigan. He graduated from Florida State University with a Master of Fine Arts degree in production. Career. Mitchell's first full-length film was the coming-of-age drama "The Myth of the American Sleepover" (2010). Adele Romanski, a friend of Mitchell's from film school, served as one of the producers. In an  interview, Mitchell said that the film cost about $50,000. Four years later, he directed the supernatural horror film "It Follows". The film was acclaimed by critics and was a remarkable, commercial success considering its low, independent film budget. Mitchell served as a jury member in the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In 2018, he directed "Under the Silver Lake", a postmodern noir comedy-drama film set in Los Angeles and starring Andrew Garfield.