My name is David Serota and I am a documentary filmmaker. As a storyteller I am drawn to the hopeful nature that is found in all struggles but particularly as it relates to the marginalized and disenfranchised. Their lives are often their only currency and I try to serve them with a filmic voice. I focus on the emotional landscape of faces and places by holding on shots so even in a short period of time, you feel connected. That is my intention anyway…
A few weeks ago I was driving down Pacific Coast highway singing along with Bob Dylan. “Pistol shots ring out in a bar room night…” As an artist he was compelled to write a song about the wrongful murder conviction of boxing legend, Rubin Carter. Their fight was not lost on me or on the day.
