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With over two decades in advertising, tech, and entertainment, David Charles is a creative director, writer, and filmmaker known for visionary ideas, impactful storytelling and positive leadership. He wrote and directed Airbnb’s first feature documentary Gay Chorus Deep South, which won best doc at the Tribeca Film Festival, a silver Cannes Lion and is now in the permanent collection of the Academy Museum. Shortly after, he directed global soccer star NEYMAR in The Perfect Chaos, a Netflix docu-series produced by LeBron James, which made it to the Top 10 in 52 countries with over 100 million viewers. His latest project is Apple TV’s critically acclaimed OMNIVORE with NOMA Chef Renée Redzepi, which made it to the #2 position on the Apple TV charts.
In advertising, he has led global campaigns for brands like Airbnb, Apple, Google, and Adidas and held leadership roles at AKQA and 72andSunny, in addition to founding and serving as Executive Creative Director at Kesselskramer Los Angeles. David’s work has earned awards from Cannes Lions, One Show, ADC, and Clios.