David Majzlin Pro
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Jack and Sam (2023)
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- Two Holocaust survivors miraculously reunite after 80 years to teach about tolerance.
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Lalito 10 (2022)
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- During the Covid-19 pandemic, a teacher creates a mobile teaching station for his students.
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Luciela (2019)
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- A fiercely independent Mexican American girl celebrates the Fourth of July.
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Burden Of Genius (2017)
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- A film following the life of Dr. Thomas Starzl, the father of transplantation.
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Deej (2017)
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- An autistic man struggles as he navigates college life and the challenges he faces at Oberlin.
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A Whale Of A Tale (2016)
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- A group of local whalers, a journalist and global activists visit a whale killing town in Japan.
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Catching The Sun (2015)
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- A race between 3 individuals to lead the clean energy future.
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Angel Of Nanjing (2015)
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- A story about a man who saves people from committing suicide off the Yangtze River Bridge.
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Las Marthas (2014)
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- A PBS documentary about a rite of passage for Mexican-American girls.
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Living River (2011)
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Althea (2014)
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- Meet Althea Gibson, the first African American to play and win at Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals.
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Herb and Dorothy (2008)
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- Herb and Dorothy Vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector.
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My Decisions (2012)
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- A story about different people and the life changing decisions they must face.
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Shenandoah (2012)
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- A film about a hate crime assault and subsequent death of a Latino man in Shenandoah Pennsylvania.
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Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2011)
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- A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.
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The Loving Story (2011)
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- During the civil rights era, a love story and racially charged trial converge.
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Sins Of My Father (Pecados De Mi Padre) (2009)
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- The son of Pablo Escobar tells the story of growing up with the boss of Colombia's drug cartel.
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Fresh (2009)
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- Country and urban farmers explain ways to make efficient, healthy foods.
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Youth Knows No Pain (2009)
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- Daughter of a plastic surgeon, McCabe takes a journey through America's $60 billion dollar industry.
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Naturally Obsessed (2009)
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- Three graduates race to find the switch controlling the human body's appetite.
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Epic Yellowstone (2019)
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- Nature’s dramas play out in one of the most remarkable ecosystems on Earth: Yellowstone.
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Bird Of Prey (2018)
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- The story of a wildlife cinematographer on a search to film the rarest eagle on the planet.
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50x50 (2013)
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- A film about a couple's gift of art, while closing the door on their life as collectors.
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Wired For Chaos (2024)
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- From a tumultuous Bronx upbringing, the movie chronicles Harley Flanagan's rise to punk stardom
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Breaking The Silence (2024)
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- In '90s Argentina, the murder of a high school student sparks widespread protests.
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Bio
David Majzlin is an Emmy®-nominated, two-time Telly Award-winning composer and music producer with more than 25 years of experience scoring acclaimed films.
His documentary work includes HBO's The Loving Story, directed by Nancy Buirski and selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Film Registry; HBO's Sins of My Father; Breaking the Silence; Epic Yellowstone; Wired for Chaos; Deej; Las Marthas; Shenandoah; Jack and Sam; and Angel of Nanjing. His work has taken him across an unusually broad range of documentary subjects and musical approaches, from intimate character-driven stories and social-issue films to nature, history and music documentaries.
Majzlin has collaborated with filmmakers including Academy Award-nominated director Lorena Muñoz, MacArthur Fellow Cristina Ibarra, Peabody Award-winner Robert Rooy, Pulitzer Prize-winner David Turnley, and the late Nancy Buirski. His score for the narrative feature Bel Canto, directed by Oscar nominee Paul Weitz and starring Oscar winner Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe, featured five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning soprano Renée Fleming.
In addition to scoring, Majzlin is an accomplished songwriter and music producer. His work has received the Grand Prize and Lennon Award in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, a Hollywood Music in Media Awards nomination, five Hollywood Independent Music Awards nominations, and recognition from the Global Music Awards, International Songwriting Competition, Great American Song Contest and Unsigned Only Music Competition.
His experience extends beyond composition to the broader relationship between music and picture. He has coached actors portraying musicians on the sets of The Music Never Stopped and Greetings from Tim Buckley and has designed and taught cross-disciplinary courses for composers, music producers and filmmakers at UCLA Extension, New York Film Academy and Brooklyn College.
David is also the creator of the Music For Filmmakers Boot Camp - a 4-hour workshop for filmmakers who want to learn about how to tackle all aspects of music before starting the music leg of their projects - from licensing and supervision to budgets and contracts.