David Hertzog Dessites
David Hertzog Dessites was born in Cannes in 1973. He developed his passion for cinema and discovered American cinema while strolling along the Croisette with his mother, particularly during the Film Festival. Following the death of his mother, a municipal employee, the city of Cannes offered him a job, and David joined the city's cleaning service. During the Film Festival, he sneaked into official screenings after his shift thanks to old childhood friends who were part of the ushering team. In 1999, he decided to go to the United States to film the excitement surrounding the release of Episode I of the Star Wars saga: The Phantom Menace. The result was a documentary, entitled The Force Unleashed. He managed to find a distributor, and the documentary propelled him into the world of filmmaking. David founded Dreamlight Entertainment, his production company, which produced bonus features and behind-the-scenes footage for several films, including Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra and Mulholland Drive. The arrival of the internet and the disappearance of DVDs forced David to close his company. He then founded Le Sous-Marin Productions and directed several documentaries, including From Shadow to Light, about the Outreau affair. He then founded ADN with Julien Azoulay, a company with which he created trailers and teasers for French distributors.
