Currently in development: Automaton | Worm | Shattered Sky | Mephistolese | Trajectory
Independent Film + Photography
Based in Denver, Colorado
We Drink it Black, LLC: Freelance photograpy and independent filmmaking. Our network of fastidious guerrilla filmmakers, models, actors, musicians, artists and other Denver based creatives look forward to hearing about your next project.
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"David, with you at the camera helm I have every belief in the world
that this will be the best little weird art film thing ever."
~Adrianna Veal
It's fun to experiment.
The Day Job
David Quakenbush, founder of We Drink it Black, is the multimedia producer for online education at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. Click to see David's portfolio of short educational videos.
He holds a BA in philosophy from Colorado State University and is graduate of the Colorado Film School writing/directing program. He has over twenty years' experience delivering creative solutions in print, interactive and film.
Catch up: Facebook
Read his filmmaking blog: David Q. at CASA
Look him up: IMDB
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Plays well with others.

- Derek. Cinematographer. Graylight/EOS-POW Productions. Directed by Alexander Gray.
- Selection, Vail Film Festival, 2012.
- Selection, Palm Springs International Short Fest, 2011.
- Dr. Charles Stone and the Seven Trans-dimensional Jumps. Writer/Director/Cinematographer
Pocket Sized Productions
- Winner, Best film and best performance. Mock Sides 72 Hour Film Challenge, Spring 2011.
- Winner, Most Innovative Short. Film Festival of Colorado 2011.
- Selection, Emerging Filmmakers Project. June 2011.
- Now for the Tricky Part, feature. DP, co-director. A Bob Domonkos Production
- Same Scar, DP. A.C. Lloyd Production. John Common and the Blinding Flashes of Light music video.
- Selection, San Francisco International Film Festival 2010.
- Selection, Film Festival of Colorado 2010.
- Selection, Festivus Film Festival 2011.
- Slip. DP. Team PSA.
- Winner, 2nd Place Audience Choice Award. 24 Hour Film Race: Denver 2010
- Household Gods. Producer/Editor.
- Selection, Best of Denver. 48 Hour Film Project, 2009.
- Nature's Child. Writer/Director.
- Winner, Best Picture/Director/Production Design/Cinematography/Performance Awards. 2009 CFS Exhibition.
- Winner, El Capitan Award, Yosemite International Film Festival.
- Selection, Film Festival of Colorado 2010.
- Selection, Mile High Movie Show 2010.
- Selection, Blissfest 2010.
- Selection, Emerging Filmmakers Project. May 2011.
- Lighthouse Avery. DP. Filmbrambles Productions
- Selection, 2009 Vail Film Festival
- The White Room. DP. Sweetpickles Productions
- Winner, Digital Vision Award. Starz Film Center, 2009.
- Selection, Denver Underground Film Fest 2010.