David Joshua Gaestel

Filmmaker, Editor, Screenwriter and Videographer

Milton, Delaware

Member Since:
February 2023

Last online:
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About David

Joshua Gaestel is an Emmy nominated filmmaker / video producer who has written and directed multiple award winning short films. He has also created, produced, and directed docuseries for Connecticut Public Television. He works at a historic theatre in a tiny town no one has heard of. He makes art with a dark sense of humor, and a sense of reverence for the natural world.

Unique traits: Outsider perspective. Dark sense of humor. Wild-eyed spirituality.

Gender:
Male

Badges

2024-11-05

Writers' Room Member

Certifications

Photos

On set with awesome DP, friend, and collaborator Dave Wurtzel.

Making something odd that took a lot of time, and that no one requested, because we can. Feeling like a 11 year old kid getting away with something hilarious!

Videos

Joshua Gaestel's Filmmaker / Video Producer Reel

Loglines

Funeral Singers Budget: $100K - $1M | Mystery ⋄ Drama A rebellious teenage girl commits playful acts of vandalism, attracting the attention of an infamous local recluse. Together they confront small town police, misguided medical professionals, and the fear of letting go.

Awards

Offical Selection - Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
(2023)
Official Selection - Phoenixville Film Festival
(2023)
Best Picture - London Movie Awards
(2022)
Official Selection - New York Lift-Off Film Festival
(2022)
Official Selection - Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
(2022)
Official Selection - Easthampton Film Festival
(2022)
Offical Selection - Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival
(2022)
Official Selection - Hang onto Your Shorts Film Festival
(2022)
2nd Place - Shot in the Dark Mysteries Film competition
(2021)