David Zlutnick

David Zlutnick is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and video producer based in San Francisco. His short and feature documentaries typically highlight voices from underrepresented or marginalized communities and have received praise for their coverage of important and dynamic, yet often-overlooked stories. David’s films have covered a wide-range of themes and a diverse geographic landscape from post-Katrina New Orleans to the refugee camps of the Palestinian West Bank, from Apache territory in Arizona to rural villages in Malawi. His work is regularly featured in a variety of media outlets that have included The Guardian, Al Jazeera, NBC News, MSNBC, The New York Times, National Geographic, CNN, Time, The Nation, The Intercept, among many others.

Contacts:

In Iowa, Politicians Protect the Meat Industry by Making Animal Rights Activists Criminals

Leighton Akio Woodhouse, David Zlutnick — October 12 2019

Our short documentary tells the story of one undercover investigator whose footage of a pig factory farm is at the center of Iowa’s ag-gag backlash.

Climate CrimesA New Generation of Activists Put Their Bodies on the Line to Defend California’s Forests

Leighton Akio Woodhouse, Pedro Armando Aparicio, David Zlutnick — September 21 2019

In Humboldt County, California, activists prevent logging companies from felling trees by using their own bodies as blockades.

They Rescued Pigs and Turkeys From Factory Farms — and Now Face Decades in Prison

Leighton Akio Woodhouse, Pedro Armando Aparicio, David Zlutnick — December 23 2018

Six activists from Direct Action Everywhere have been charged for rescuing animals from factory farms in Utah.

Filters SVG