Fifth-generation Japanese-American, David Moriya, is a historical drama screenwriter. With his background in writing features, David discovered his family's past as Japanese Immigrants and began writing a series based on the Japanese-American story. As an activist, and armed with knowledge of immigrant history, his career takes him in a path towards wiring for diversity inclusive rooms that tell true stories of people of color, from the perspective of the oppressed.
David is a Brooklyn, New York transplant from California now living in Los Angeles to break into the television industry.
Unique traits: Japanese-American Historian. Researcher. Post-Production Assistant. IT specialist. Cook.
The Statement is False Budget: $100K - $1M | Comedy ⋄ Experimental A scientist discovers artificial intelligence in an antique computer system.
Behind the Counter Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy A team of coffee baristas survive through the ordeals of day-to-day customers wreaking havoc on their independent cafe.
The Importance of Caring Budget: $0 - $100K | Independent Living with his abusive step-father, a bullied student stands up for himself after fight lessons from a ruthless transfer girl
Without You Budget: $0 - $100K | Independent A struggling artist seeks love through others around him, only to realize his life-long friend has been there the whole time.
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Baby Likes to Rock
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Totally Awesome
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Fathom
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Landmarks Live in Concert
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A Piece of Cake
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Alicia Keys Live on the Circle Line
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A Piece of My Mind
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Avenue X
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Work Is Hell
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Out
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Sadie Hawkins
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Smart and Smarter
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The Who, What and Why We Won't Work
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Ori
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Germaphobia
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Ties
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How to Be More Asian
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The Perfect One
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Asians on Film Winner (Germaphobia)
(2016)
New York International Film Fest (Germaphobia)
(2016)
Official Selection of Top8 (A Piece of Cake)
(2015)
BOISE Int’l Best Narrative (Ties)
(2014)
University of California - Riverside
(2011-2015)