David Wilchcombe
CREATIVE
Basic Freedoms Podcast
director, editor*
Art and culture podcast hosted by filmmaker Ari Gold, with guests Natasha Leggero (Comedy Central), Craig Stark (Hateful Eight) and Brian Bell (Weezer).
Shot on location at LA landmark Johnie's Coffee Shop, in tribute to the Dude and Walter's "basic freedoms" conversation at the same diner counter, in the Big Lebowski.
*credited as Moan Red
Psycho Norman's 1st Cousin Once Removed (Short Film, 2019)
writer, director, editor, composer*
A mockumentary centered on a distant relative of Norman Bates (John Reneaud), who speaks openly about his relation to the star of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, and offers fresh perspective on his notorious kin.
Shot on location at Vasquez Rocks, Agua Dulce, California.
Captain Hughes vs. Stronghold of the Dead (Short Film, 2020)
writer, director, editor, composer, performer*
Bizarre events unfold when an impassioned space captain (Moan Red) finds himself marooned on a seemingly uninhabited planet.
Shot on location at the former headquarters of Howard Hughes, 7000 Romaine Street, Hollywood, California.
Marilyn Loves Wilhelm (Short Film, 2021)
writer, director, editor, composer*
After experiencing the highs and lows of the fashion business, a designer (Krista Morin, The Handmaid's Tale) returns to life in her small hometown, and finds solace in a relationship with another local misfit (Steve Johnston).
An international lockdown project made during the pandemic, both actors shot their own scenes with mobile phones in their native Canada, and sent the footage to London where the film was completed.