Directory Profile

David Maquiling serves as the Academic and Artistic Director of the SCA Summer Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he manages over 30 courses that explore the various dimensions of film and television creation, from artistic expression to industry practices.  In addition to his administrative role, David is a faculty member at SCA and plays a key role in several educational initiatives. He is the Lead Faculty for USC’s SCA NAI Filmmaking Workshop, a program dedicated to providing filmmaking education to underrepresented high school students, and he is also the Co-Founder and Lead Faculty of the USC Warner Bros. Filmmaking Workshop.

David was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach film in the Philippines, he is the Co-Founder of the NewFilmmakers screening series at the Anthology Film Archives in New York, and he served as Festival Co-Director of the 25th Annual New York Asian International Film Festival.  He was honored to be the Head of the Feature Jury for the 22nd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and a juror member for the 2024 Manila International Film Festival. David was elected to the Directors Guild of America, where he serves on the Asian American Committee, contributing to efforts aimed at increasing Asian American representation in the film and television industry.

Born in New York City to a Filipino doctor and an American nurse, David is a magna cum laude graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and made his feature film debut as the Writer/Director of Too Much Sleep, for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination and was featured in Variety’s “Someone to Watch” article.  A contemporary adaptation of a classic Filipino folk tale, the film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival, screened at over 25 international festivals, and received critical acclaim upon its distribution by The Shooting Gallery. Recently, Too Much Sleep celebrated its 25th anniversary with a 4K restoration, now available on Special Edition Blu-Ray and streaming platforms.

David Maquiling’s career reflects his deep commitment to nurturing fresh perspectives within the academic community and celebrating diverse voices in the cinematic arts.