Perhaps true beauty is something that draws our attention at second glance, once the judgment of a first glance has realized its mistake.
This is a film about the revealing of an inner beauty in the most challenging of circumstances, and the extraordinary power of authenticity. And it’s a film about the possibility that exists beyond judgment
This Soul Biography has been screened world over as an experience provocative to the way we see. A challenge to our unexamined first glance..
Each viewing can fall deeper as we become aware of the meaning of David’s words.
When they see someone who’s disfigured and I’m able to be myself, it seems like a miracle to them. People who look like me aren’t supposed to feel confident and comfortable in their own skin.
A viewer once emailed me with a link and just a few words. Within an hour I’d called DAVID, and we’d arranged to meet up on an upcoming film trip to San Francisco. Back in 2008. Thank you Edwin Escobar who became patron to this film. And came along on the trip, back in 2008.
David passed away aged 82 on 27 May 2026.
one same heartbeat