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David Aboussafy

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David Aboussafy
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David Aboussafy is a Vancouver based writer, producer, actor, and film festival founder and director. He is CEO of Generativity Productions, a Vancouver based film investment and production company with a focus on low budget genre film, and Partner, Production and Development for Darkside Releasing, a Vancouver-based international distribution company with a presence at all major film markets. He is also Co-founder and Co-director of the Vancouver Badass Film Festival, an international genre film festival for short and feature films. A lifelong fan of offbeat horror, SF, noir, and extreme film, David Aboussafy has been active producing and co-producing genre projects since 2006, and attempting to write for the screen since his teen years in the late 1980s. David Aboussafy is married to mezzo-soprano Melanie Adams, they have two children. He has a doctorate from McGill University in Montreal, and an active practice in clinical and rehabilitation psychology.
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Kicking Blood (2021)
    Kicking Blood
    4.5
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Kelsey Carlisle, Kris Donta, and Janine Cygan in Amazon Hot Box (2018)
    Amazon Hot Box
    3.8
    • Producer
    • 2018
    The Evil in Us (2016)
    The Evil in Us
    4.7
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Carlos Padilla and Lex Ortega in Atrocious (2015)
    Atrocious
    4.9
    • Producer
    • 2015

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    Producer



    • Gush
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Old Gods
      • producer
      • In Production
      • Short
    • MK-ULTRAviolence
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Ted Bundy Had a Son
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Sherlock Holmes vs. Frankenstein
      • associate producer
      • In Development
    • Sawtooth Mountain
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • Werewolves from Space
      • executive producer
      • In Development
    • Rio Brava: Battle for the People's Theatre
      • producer
      • In Production
    • Sugar Rot
      • producer
      • Completed
    • Mihnea
      • executive producer
      • Post-production



    • Alexis Hope in Easybake (2024)
      Easybake
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Stickman's Hollow (2024)
      The Stickman's Hollow
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Alan Ruck, Wendle Josepher, Ricky Dean Logan, Daniel Roebuck, Felissa Rose, Sean Whalen, Rebekah Kennedy, Chris Sergi, Shawntay Dalon, William Gabriel Grier, Roxy Striar, and Charles Chudabala in Crust (2024)
      Crust
      6.0
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • The Girl, the Hunter & the Firefly (2024)
      The Girl, the Hunter & the Firefly
      7.3
      • associate producer
      • 2024
    • Tristan Risk, Kial Natale, and David Aboussafy in Neckbeard Time Machine (2024)
      Neckbeard Time Machine
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Nhi Do in The Sorrow (2023)
      The Sorrow
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Dude Where's My Ship (2023)
      Dude Where's My Ship
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Crystal Balint and Gabriel Carter in Jeffrey (2023)
      Jeffrey
      9.3
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Outrunners (2023)
      Outrunners
      8.8
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Damned Supper (2022)
      Damned Supper
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Once Upon A Time... (2022)
      Once Upon A Time...
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Taller Tales (2022)
      Taller Tales
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Play Your Cards Right (2022)
      Play Your Cards Right
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Tiger by the Tail (2022)
      Tiger by the Tail
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Do not open the door (2022)
      Do not open the door
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022

    Actor



    • La Quinceanera
      • Party Guest #1 (uncredited)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2017
    • Daedalus Melon in Rebel Bikers vs Vampires from Venus
      • Wolfgang
      • In Production



    • Tiger by the Tail (2022)
      Tiger by the Tail
      Short
      • Snakecharmer's patron
      • 2022
    • Samantha Mack in Maniac Strippers vs. Bikers (2021)
      Maniac Strippers vs. Bikers
      8.5
      • Spike the bar back
      • 2021
    • Succubi Unbound! (2021)
      Succubi Unbound!
      • The Monsignor
      • 2021
    • Clout (2020)
      Clout
      6.8
      Short
      • Gallery Guest (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Amanda Howells, Valter Skarsgård, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Mathias Retamal, Christopher Gerard, and Karolina Benefield in Funhouse (2019)
      Funhouse
      5.2
      • Reporter II
      • 2019
    • Stay with Me: Heart of a Mother
      Short
      • Dr. Black
      • 2019
    • Nepenthes (2018)
      Nepenthes
      6.5
      Short
      • Cafe Patron
      • 2018
    • Kelsey Carlisle, Kris Donta, and Janine Cygan in Amazon Hot Box (2018)
      Amazon Hot Box
      3.8
      • Zombie 1
      • 2018
    • Lynn Lowry, Tristan Risk, Raresh DiMofte, Jesse Inocalla, Momona Komagata, Larissa Jones, Jessie Crabbe, and Michella Dobro in Odissea della Morte (2018)
      Odissea della Morte
      3.6
      • Jesse's friend at cafe
      • 2018
    • Alphamem (2018)
      Alphamem
      • Scientist
      • 2018
    • WiH Massive Blood Drive PSA Twinpool (2018)
      WiH Massive Blood Drive PSA Twinpool
      5.5
      Short
      • Hand-holding biker
      • 2018
    • Ayla (2017)
      Ayla
      3.2
      • Man in Diner (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Paint the Town Red (2017)
      Paint the Town Red
      6.4
      Short
      • Cannibal #1
      • 2017
    • The Valley of the Rats (2017)
      The Valley of the Rats
      6.2
      • Jesse's friend in cafe
      • 2017
    • The Evil in Us (2016)
      The Evil in Us
      4.7
      • Dr. James Elder (The Scientist)
      • 2016

    Writer



    • MK-ULTRAviolence
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • Short



    • Tristan Risk, Kial Natale, and David Aboussafy in Neckbeard Time Machine (2024)
      Neckbeard Time Machine
      Short
      • writer
      • 2024
    • Dude Where's My Ship (2023)
      Dude Where's My Ship
      Short
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Taller Tales (2022)
      Taller Tales
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Samantha Mack in Maniac Strippers vs. Bikers (2021)
      Maniac Strippers vs. Bikers
      8.5
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Succubi Unbound! (2021)
      Succubi Unbound!
      • writer
      • 2021
    • Prelude (2021)
      Prelude
      Short
      • co-creator
      • story (creator)
      • 2021
    • Triché (2019)
      Triché
      Short
      • story by
      • 2019
    • Lynn Lowry, Tristan Risk, Raresh DiMofte, Jesse Inocalla, Momona Komagata, Larissa Jones, Jessie Crabbe, and Michella Dobro in Odissea della Morte (2018)
      Odissea della Morte
      3.6
      • co-creator (creator)
      • 2018
    • Alphamem (2018)
      Alphamem
      • co-writer
      • 2018
    • Samantha Mack in Rippers (2014)
      Rippers
      8.4
      Short
      • written by
      • 2014

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    • Alternative name
      • David Aboussaffy
    • Spouse
      • Melanie AdamsMay 15, 2000 - present (2 children)

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      • Male

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      Earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from McGill University.

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