About Avril
Avril David is a screenwriter who lives in northern Virginia. She was born and raised in Eastampton, NJ to Caribbean parents, through whom she was immersed in the worlds of folklore and lucid dreams, the subject of her TV pilot, Third Time. Avril has been writing for as long as she can remember in both personal and professional capacities, including at McKinsey & Company and the World Bank. She has been part of multiple creative projects, such as blogging for Forbes.com, co-authoring a book of interviews with female leaders at the United Nations, and serving as a researcher and content developer for an Austrian documentary film about a WWII conscientious objector.
As a screenwriter, Avril loves to explore powerful, grounded themes while incorporating whimsical, surreal, and magical elements. After her first short screenplay, Too Soon, placed in several international screenwriting competitions, she developed more scripts that also received recognition, solidifying her ambition and dedication to screenwriting.
Avril attended Princeton University as an undergraduate, and New York University for graduate school. While in high school, she did some local modeling and film extra work.
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2025-07-16
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Hollywood Discovery Awards - Best Short Script
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The North Film Festival - Best Short Script
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New York Film and Cinematography Awards - Best Screenplay Shorts Winner
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Best Hollywood Day Short Film Festival - Best Dramatic Screenplay Winner
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Zepstone International Film and Music Festival - Best Original Screenplay Bronze Winner
(2025)
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Credits
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Einer von Uns (One of Us) (
2014 - 2015 )
Documentary by Riedl.TV and Film Production Additional Crew The life of an Austrian conscientious objector to WWII.
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Third Time Fantasy ⋄ Drama When a bartender from her dream life appears in her waking world, Evelyn, an attorney, realizes there’s more to her reality than she was taught to believe. Now, Evelyn must uncover the truth, despite otherworldly and familiar forces determined to keep her, and her power, in the dark.
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Too Soon Sci-fi ⋄ Adventure As a young boy grapples with his father’s absence, he encounters his favorite past icons on a mission to save humanity with the help of none other than his future self...
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Winkle Family ⋄ Fantasy A modern twist on the classic tale of Rip Van Winkle, as seen through the eyes of his granddaughter, a young woman who loses touch with her dreams and is inspired by her grandfather’s wisdom to pursue her passion.
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The Garden Party Effect Comedy ⋄ Fantasy Always a plus one and never an invitee, when Lilith finds herself forgotten at a glamorous garden party, some very familiar faces prompt her to reconsider her fate, take matters into her own hands, and make herself the guest of honor in her own life.
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Steppenwolf Drama Adapted from the novel Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, in a post-pandemic society, a socially anxious video game developer, torn between the safety of his virtual world and the terrifying prospect of genuine human connection, must decide whether to remove his protective masks when an intriguing fellow gamer challenges him with a mysterious invitation to The Magic Theater.
Education
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New York University
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Princeton University
(2001-2005)
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