David Roach is a graduate of Australia's National Art School. His recent credits as writer/director include "Red Obsession"
narrated by Russell Crowe. Official selection for major festivals
including Berlin, Tribeca, Seattle, Hong Kong, Sydney and Melbourne.
Awards include: 2014 AACTA Award Best Direction and Best Feature
Documentary. AWGIE (Australian Writers' Guild Award) for best
Screenplay. Onevideo Award Best Feature Film (France).
David wrote and co-produced the multi-award winning WWI feature,
"Beneath Hill 60". The Spectator named it, "One of the greatest
Australian films ever made." Sir Peter Jackson called it, "The best WWI
film since Peter Weir's Gallipoli." Awards include Best Screenplay from
the Film Critic's Circle of Australia, Best Film, Best Director, Best
Male Lead, Savannah International Film Festival and The Sloan
Foundation Prize for Best Feature at the Hamptons International Film
Festival.
David wrote and co-produced the critically acclaimed BBC documentary
about controversial philosopher, Peter Singer, "Singer, A Dangerous
Mind".
Past feature film credits as writer/producer include two Warner Bros
movies, "Young Einstein" & "Reckless Kelly" and "Mr Accident" for
MGM/UA. In 2013 he was script/story consultant on "Drift" starring Sam
Worthington.
David lives on the coast just south of Sydney, Australia with his wife,
journalist, broadcaster and film producer, Caroline Baum.
Red Obsession(2013)
Australia: The Story of Us(2014)
Beneath Hill 60(2010)
Mr. Accident(2000)as Stoned Neighbour
Young Einstein(1988)as Country Yokel
Reckless Kelly(1993)
Faith(1990)
City Rhythms(1989)
Mother, Mother(1989)
Last Cab to Darwin(2015)
Drift(2013)
The Trouble with Merle(2002)
The Naked Cell(1988)
At the Movies(2004)as Self
