Andrew Paul Davis

Andrew Paul Davis was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on September 20th, 1994. He grew up in South Florida attending Calvary Christian Academy, beginning his film career in 2011. Enrolled in Digital Video Production classes in high school, he began writing and directing short films. At the end of his sophomore year, he made "Countdown", a psychological thriller that follows a girl's paranoia after receiving strange notes and items in her locker. He spent his Junior year making "Dependence", a 14-minute WWII political drama/thriller. He used $1,000 of his own money he had saved up to fund the project. It won Best Screenplay at the 2012 Palm Beach International Film Festival. After completing the film later that year, he also received the 2nd place prize at the 2013 PBIFF. "Dependence" also screened at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, in addition to winning Best Screenplay and Best Director at the CCA Film Festival in 2012. For his senior film in 2013, he wrote and directed the 11-minute dramedy, "Old Friends", that follows an elderly man's escape from his retirement home. "Old Friends" went on to screen at the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, in addition to the Cineclass Film Festival in Paris, France. "Old Friends" also won the high school category at Taylor University's 2014 Envision Film Festival, where he now studies in Upland, Indiana. In May 2014, he filmed his first experimental narrative, "Knee Deep", an essay on mankind's shallow conditions. Reuniting with his high school filmmaking team in the summer of 2014, he filmed "Intersect." His brother and stage actor, Timothy Mark Davis, starred in the project alongside seasoned professionals Andree Martinez and Todd Bruno. His 2015 dramedy "Why Leah Left" won Best Picture at the Envision Film Festival. His recent works also include "Casa Grande", "The Winter of '79", and "Maya."