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David L. Powell III 

  David L. Powell III

David L. Powell III born and raised in

Southwest Philadelphia , is currently in Production of a new film called Rélasumé (The Relationship Résumé). David received his first break in the industry when he wrote his first screenplay, Ophiuchus 2012, which was picked up by the creators of the History Channel’s show UFO HUNTERS and was converted to an illustrated tale published by Filament Books. The book is currently available World Wide and can be found on Amazon.com, in Borders, Kindle, ibooks and other places under the title Ophiuchus: Last Days of 2012.

From that success David went to work as Production Assistant on many major sets to grab hands on experience for his craft allowing him to work on local films with such greats as Denzel Washington, M. Night Shyamalan, Clifton Powell and Charles Dutton. After learning key functions to running a set, David grew to work as Producer, Writer, Director of Photography and Graphic Designer on over a dozen local independent films. All in preparation to one day head his own production which he’s currently doing in Rélasumé (The Relationship Résumé) which will star local celebrities Dice Raw who is known for his work with the Legendary Roots, Philadelphia Native Tiphani Abney from VH1’s reality show Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch. 
 
This film is written, Produced and Directed by David and is a Romantic Comedy that compares the dating world to the world of employment. With the concept that, before a man breaks up with his woman he should treat the situation just as he would if quitting a job; by finding another one first! And as the story unfolds, the main character's best friend comes up with the idea to outline the history of prospective women to an organized résumé. Where the "Objective" is what they're trying to find in a man and their "Experience" is the breakdown of their past relationships.

David can be scene working with Clifton Powell at 6:03 to 13:39 in the video. David is responsible for all the extras shown in this clip (Angel, Elease,

Tay , Jackie and Nurses). At 14:05 it shows Beer on the counter which David designed the labels for, which read Refreshing Beer

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