Artist Statement 
Chassidy David                                           
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Chassidy David is a filmmaker and digital artist. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, her work is deeply inspired by her vibrant, kinetic, and intersectional adolescence and young adulthood. She is deeply interested in creating work that explores the duality between invisibility and visibility, the unspoken ways trauma links us together, and how implicit biases shape the narratives on screen and off.

Her previous works have been showcased at film festivals such as IFF Boston, and institutions such as MoMA (New York, NY) and the Museum of Moving Image (Queens, NY). She recently worked as a digital video production Teacher Assistant at the New York State Summer School of the Arts and then as a Production Assistant at Element Productions. She is currently working as a Freelance Director in NYC as well as a Digital Arts Specialist at The Madison Square Boys and Girls Club (Brooklyn, NY).

She is a recent graduate of Emerson College where she received her BFA in Film Production. 
Film (Cinematography)
A Bike Ride Home
After
Lebensmüde
Early Work
Commissions
Reel
CV
currently based in: Brooklyn, NY                        
contact: chassidydavid@gmail.com


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Education


2016- 2019 BFA in Film Production, Emerson College, Boston, MA 2015 Digital Video, New York State Summer School of the Arts, Oswego, New York 2014 Theatre Arts, The Summer Arts Institute, Queens, New York


Press


2019   Students self-fund films in response to limited college support, The Berkeley Beacon 
2015   TEENS ON BROADWAY Showcase Set for the Circle in the Square This Mont, Broadway World
2015   Photo Flash: CHICAGO's Brandy Norwood Mentors Garden of Dreams' 2015 Talent Show Kid, Broadway World

Selected Exhibitions + Screenings


2021  “Missing First Period”. Student Shorts, IFF Boston, Boston, MA
2020  “Missing First Period”. Emerson Film Festival, Emerson College, Boston, MA
2019  “We Are Named for Our Ancestors”. Yes Mom, It’s Supposed to be Weird, Emerson College, Boston, MA,
2016  “Reversal”. In The Making, MoMA, New York, New York, May - June 2016
2015   Destroy Everything: Tearing Things Down & Building Things Up, MoMA, New York, New York, May - June 2015


Publications


2019  Symptoms, Developed Images
2019  Magazine Gold, INDEX


Presentations + Lectures


2020  Teaching Artist Lecture — NYSSSA, Alfred, New York
2019  Teaching Artist Lecture — NYSSSA, Alfred, New York


Teaching and Related Experience


2020  Digital Arts Specialist, Media Lab, Madison Square Boys and Girls Club, New York, NY 2020  Instructor, DIgital Video, New York State Summer School of the Arts, New York, NY
2019  Teacher Assistant, Digital Video, New York State Summer School of the Arts, New York, NY


Awards + Grants

2020 Marcia Robbins Wilf Women in Film Award, “Missing First Period”. Emerson Film Festival, Emerson College, Boston, MA
2019  Student Project Grant. Emerson College 
2016  Legislative Resolution — New York State