My name is David Astermun.
I tell stories where scale meets intimacy — emotionally resonant, rooted in human presence.
Form matters to me only when it carries truth.
I want to be real, and still captivate.
I believe in art that doesn’t distract from life, but helps us face it.
Behind me — short films, work with major brands, and a feature in development.
But more important than a portfolio is the path:
a path where creativity is not content, but a way to say what truly matters.
I tell stories where scale meets intimacy — emotionally resonant, rooted in human presence.
Form matters to me only when it carries truth.
I want to be real, and still captivate.
I believe in art that doesn’t distract from life, but helps us face it.
Behind me — short films, work with major brands, and a feature in development.
But more important than a portfolio is the path:
a path where creativity is not content, but a way to say what truly matters.
About
WHAT IM BUILDING
These are the projects I’m working on right now.
They carry my voice, my focus, my choice.
They carry my voice, my focus, my choice.
Short film.
Post-production. (Q3 2025)
A young boy asks himself the most primal questions:
Who am I? Why was I born into this world?
And then... he understands.
Post-production. (Q3 2025)
A young boy asks himself the most primal questions:
Who am I? Why was I born into this world?
And then... he understands.
The Message
Hero Academy
Feature-length coming-of-age drama with superhuman elements.
Development. (Q3 2025 – Q1 2026)
A teenager with an unusual power is recruited into a state-run Hero Academy —
an experimental program to shape the protectors of tomorrow.
But soon he begins to suspect that behind the training lies control and manipulation.
Escaping with his friends, he makes a choice:
not to save the system, but to stay human.
Development. (Q3 2025 – Q1 2026)
A teenager with an unusual power is recruited into a state-run Hero Academy —
an experimental program to shape the protectors of tomorrow.
But soon he begins to suspect that behind the training lies control and manipulation.
Escaping with his friends, he makes a choice:
not to save the system, but to stay human.
A filmmaking community with over 7700 members.
This chat began as a space to help myself and others freely choose collaborators.
Now it's become a hub —
a space of strength that brings together 7700+ directors, producers, actors, screenwriters, and more.
This chat began as a space to help myself and others freely choose collaborators.
Now it's become a hub —
a space of strength that brings together 7700+ directors, producers, actors, screenwriters, and more.
Platform
composition
I'm drawn to the human being at the edge —
when the old no longer works,
and the new has yet to emerge.
I explore the movement from isolation to awakening.
Themes of solitude, decay, memory, presence —
and most of all, the return to self —
are central to my work.
I’m interested in the space between genres:
where drama meets philosophy,
sci-fi crosses into reality,
and poetry fuses with flesh.
I believe cinema is more than entertainment —
it can be a process of recognition.
I look for a pulse, not a formula.
A voice, not noise.
Openness, not posture.
when the old no longer works,
and the new has yet to emerge.
I explore the movement from isolation to awakening.
Themes of solitude, decay, memory, presence —
and most of all, the return to self —
are central to my work.
I’m interested in the space between genres:
where drama meets philosophy,
sci-fi crosses into reality,
and poetry fuses with flesh.
I believe cinema is more than entertainment —
it can be a process of recognition.
I look for a pulse, not a formula.
A voice, not noise.
Openness, not posture.
I started creating in school — drawing, editing, making short films.
One project was screened in a local cinema. That moment — the silence, the applause — made me realize: I want to speak to people through story.
I didn’t go to film school. Instead, I led real teams, studied art, and taught myself to build worlds.
Visual storytelling began with comics, deepened with classical painting, and grew into cinema.
For me, it’s always been about one thing: making something that speaks — honestly.
One project was screened in a local cinema. That moment — the silence, the applause — made me realize: I want to speak to people through story.
I didn’t go to film school. Instead, I led real teams, studied art, and taught myself to build worlds.
Visual storytelling began with comics, deepened with classical painting, and grew into cinema.
For me, it’s always been about one thing: making something that speaks — honestly.
Cinema isn’t decoration — it’s recognition.
A story works when it carries a deeper image - something that makes the viewer feel: “this is about me.”
I believe in films that leave a trace. Not noise, not provocation - but presence.
Technology isn’t the enemy.
Speed isn’t the goal. Truth is.
I’m not against scale — I welcome it.
Spectacle, sound, movement - they don’t have to distract from meaning.
They can carry it.
I believe the big screen still matters.
When emotion and thought align - cinema becomes a real force.
Not just entertainment.
A spark.
A memory.
A mirror.
A story works when it carries a deeper image - something that makes the viewer feel: “this is about me.”
I believe in films that leave a trace. Not noise, not provocation - but presence.
Technology isn’t the enemy.
Speed isn’t the goal. Truth is.
I’m not against scale — I welcome it.
Spectacle, sound, movement - they don’t have to distract from meaning.
They can carry it.
I believe the big screen still matters.
When emotion and thought align - cinema becomes a real force.
Not just entertainment.
A spark.
A memory.
A mirror.
I choose stories I can’t ignore - not trends.
If a story has no inner charge, I don’t take it on.
I build teams by presence, not resumes.
We don’t pretend — we live the story.
Style follows feeling.
Tools serve the image, not replace it.
Even AI is just a means — not the voice.
I don’t chase speed.
I stay honest.
Not trying to impress — just to speak truly.
If a story has no inner charge, I don’t take it on.
I build teams by presence, not resumes.
We don’t pretend — we live the story.
Style follows feeling.
Tools serve the image, not replace it.
Even AI is just a means — not the voice.
I don’t chase speed.
I stay honest.
Not trying to impress — just to speak truly.
I work with people who care - about the process as much as the result.
Directors. DPs. Designers. Writers. Actors. Sound. Producers.
If meaning matters to you - let’s talk.
Directors. DPs. Designers. Writers. Actors. Sound. Producers.
If meaning matters to you - let’s talk.
If you're a producer, agent, or curator
and feel we're aligned — I’d be glad to connect.
Reach out directly:
and feel we're aligned — I’d be glad to connect.
Reach out directly:
Social| Short | 13 min
An outsider disrupts the system — and sparks change.
The project touches on a global issue and may echo in my future work.
An outsider disrupts the system — and sparks change.
The project touches on a global issue and may echo in my future work.
Mutual Aid (2024)
You Are Not Alone (2025)
Drama | Feature | 73 min
A story about a boy from an orphanage who runs away in search of a better life. A kind movie, but not mine by voice.
A story about a boy from an orphanage who runs away in search of a better life. A kind movie, but not mine by voice.
projects
These projects don't reflect my current voice, but they were my hands,
my experience, my movement. I leave them properly.
my experience, my movement. I leave them properly.