Dave Adams
cinematographer | director
THE UNCONDITIONAL (2019) - Director and Cinematographer
“As we near Mother’s Day, The Unconditional feels like the perfect film to feature on Short of the Week: an honest, raw look at parenthood that will break your heart as much as it will enrich it.” - Ivan Kander, Short of the Week
AWARDS:
2019 IDA Awards Short Documentary shortlist
2019 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominee
2019 Flickerfest Australia WINNER (Oscar Qualifying)
2019 Short. Sweet. Film Fest WINNER “Best of the Fest”
2019 Short of the Week - RECAP and REVIEW
2019 Atlantic Selects - ARTICLE
2018 Heartland Film Indy Shorts FINALIST
Official Selections:
2018 Cleveland International Film Festival
2018 New Haven Docs
2018 HollyShorts Film Festival
2018 Coronado Island Film Festival
2019 AmDocs Film Festival
2019 Omaha Film Festival
2019 Reelabilities Film Festival New York
THE WRONG LIGHT (2017) - Co-Director and Cinematographer
““The Wrong Light” is an engrossing cautionary tale…” = Daniel Gold, NY TIMES
A charismatic activist leads a globally-regarded NGO that provides shelter and education for girls rescued from brothels in Northern Thailand. But as the filmmakers meet the girls and their families, discrepancies begin to emerge and the story takes an unexpected turn.