David Hal Chester

Personal Bio

David Chester is an American screenwriter and prize-winning short filmmaker based in Tokyo. His genre is female-driven dramas about dysfunctional families. To date, he has written five commissioned features, four produced, two currently on Amazon Prime. His original screenplays have been multi-finalists in U.S. screenwriting competitions and his short film “The Lesson” won both the Tokyo Rainbow Reel “Grand Prix” and the Torino GLBT Film Festival “Best Short Film.” David’s writing has benefitted greatly from participation in Roadmap Writers’ Top Tier group and mentoring by writer/producer Ellen Sandler (“Everybody Loves Raymond”). For more information, visit davidchester.com

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