About

David McAbee is an award-winning writer, director, and producer. He has worked in radio, television and film since 2004. Starting his career in radio in 2004, David DJ'd for a number of stations on The Central Coast. In 2009 he moved to Pasadena and started producing TV for networks including the Travel Channel, Food Network, Cooking Channel, ESPN, ABC, and Discovery before moving into narrative work.

His short film Night Terrors (starring Laurene Landon and Jack Grisham) won multiple awards including Best Horror Short and Best Short Screenplay. He wrote and directed the feature For the Love of Jessee, which received distribution through BMG Global. His short Nova screened at festivals worldwide and was released by Gunpowder & Sky.

He continues to write and has a few scripts in development, including the features Hyena and Reasonable Levels. Based on California’s Central Coast, he also produces radio and the podcast SLO Talk.