David A. Sarich

David A. Sarich received a dual degree in Film Theory and Philosophy of Art from Georgia State University, and went on to attend the graduate film program at New York University and the School of Visual Arts. While attending S.V.A., David made his first film, The Finger, a 16mm short experimental film paralleling the Van Gogh ear legend. After moving back to Atlanta, he founded Mad Dash Films to produce short and documentary work while also writing narrative feature length film scripts. He has been developing the feature length film "... to the stars" and filmed a 15 minute, 35mm work-in-progress of the piece. Presently, Feel Neil (2003) is his first feature length film for David and Mad Dash Films. David spent 1 ½ years traveling the U.S. chronicling the lives of Neil Diamond Impersonators and Tribute Bands, and the fans who follow them. The film, shot on mini-DV, follows 4 Impersonators and 3 Tribute Bands and their devotion to the Jewish Elvis: Neil Diamond. David has also created and produced two short documentary videos: Reflection of the Heart, a photographic montage of cardiac patients at Atlanta's Grady Hospital, and Winder, Georgia: 5 Kinds of Meat, a whimsical collection of interviews with the citizens of Winder, Georgia.