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David L. Cunningham, born in Switzerland (February 24, 1971) and raised in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, is an international filmmaker. Besides his documentary credits in more than 40 countries, Cunningham has also directed several feature films including ''To End All Wars'' (2001) and the TV miniseries ''The Path to 9/11'' (2006). Cunningham is represented by the United Talent Agency.〔(David L. Cunningham-IMDb biography )〕 ==Background and early work== As a child, Cunningham traveled around the world visiting orphanages, refugee camps, and many other isolated locations with his parents in their work with NGOs. His parents, Loren and Darlene Cunningham,〔Cunningham, Loren. ''Christian Heroes: Then & Now'', p. 163〕 are the founders of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the University of the Nations,〔(University of the Nations – accreditation )〕 an international, interdenominational Christian organization with campuses in over 100 countries with a special emphasis on education for the developing nations.〔(Cunningham's IMDb biography )〕 These childhood experiences would greatly influence Cunningham's world view as a filmmaker.〔(Cunningham's bio on IMDb )〕 Cunningham studied film and graduated from both the University of Southern California and University of the Nations (Hawaii, Amsterdam, and Santiago, Chile campuses).〔 Cunningham traveled with his father and took the first American crew to the remote Pitcairn Islands to shoot his documentary ''Pitcairn: Mutineers in Paradise''. His earlier films took him to Egypt, Australia, and Hollywood, California.〔(Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features )〕 After filming parts of documentaries in over 40 countries,〔(Lile Entertainment Group Feature Film "AFTER" Makes its World Premiere at American Film Institute – AFI FEST – Hollywood )〕 Cunningham made his feature film debut with ''Beyond Paradise''.〔(Beyond Paradise – Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes )〕 The film was a critical and commercial hit in the Pacific Region playing for three months in theatres in Hawaii.〔(NY Times Review of "Beyond Paradise" )〕 In March 2000, Youth With A Mission students donated $14,000 in seed money toward his $14 million independent film ''To End All Wars''〔(Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features )〕〔http://www.ywamdtscentre.com/docs/Resources/Principles%20Made%20Practical.pdf#search=%22david%20cunningham%22〕 (p 176) Shot in Hawaii, Thailand, and Scotland, the film tells the true story of WWII allied prisoners in a POW camp in Thailand who secretly form a “jungle university” in the camp morgue. Starring Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle, it performed notably well at film festivals including Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, and Mill Valley Film Festival).〔(The Box Office Prophets-"To End All Wars" )〕 The film was later picked up for distribution by Goldcrest and 20th Century Fox.〔(Cunningham's IMDb bio )〕 Since that time, Cunningham has made a number of movies, including the telefilm ''The Path to 9/11''. He shot the film ''After...'' under Moscow's Red Square in the secret tunnels built by Joseph Stalin.〔(The movie''After'' )〕 Cunningham is a member of the Travelers' Century Club, whose members can document visits to over 100 countries, and of the Directors Guild of America.〔(Directors Guild of America )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David L. Cunningham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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