David Byars

David Byars

Biography

David Garrett Byars is a director, director of photography, and producer. No Man's Land, which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, is his directorial debut. Byars joined Reel Thing Productions in 2009, working as an editor, cameraman, and sound technician on Uranium Drive-In. His additional directorial work includes Self Storage, a narrative short about existential dread and redemption, and Recapture, a short documentary chronicling the attempt of right-wing activists to reclaim the federally managed Recapture Canyon in southern Utah. Byars is currently working with Reel Thing's Suzan Beraza as a producer and director of photography on her upcoming film Massacre River.

Mill Valley Film Festival

Director

Documentaries
2020

Public Trust

 

We the Power

2017

No Man's Land

Cinematographer

Documentaries
2017

No Man's Land

Producer

Documentaries
2017

No Man's Land

Actor

Movies
2008

The Mill