Mitch Davis

About Mitch Davis

Who is it?: Writer, Director, Producer
Alma mater: Brigham Young University
Occupation: Director, producer, writer
Notable work: The Other Side of Heaven Christmas Eve

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Mitch Davis was born, is Writer, Director, Producer. Mitch Davis earned a Master of Arts in film production from the University of Southern California in 1989. Concurrently, he was hired as a creative executive at Disney where he worked on such films as Dead Poet's Society (1989), White Fang (1991),The Rocketeer (1991), and Newsies (1992). Davis subsequently worked as VP of Production at Columbia's Cash and Epps Entertainment. In 1993, Davis wrote and co-directed the Disney Channel film, "Windrunner." That coming of age film provided an excellent segue into his next picture, 2001's Disney-distributed "The Other Side of Heaven," Anne Hathaway's first film-acting role. Also starring Christopher Gorham, this epic family adventure film was shot entirely on location in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and Auckland, New Zealand. In 2007 Davis wrote, directed and produced "A House Divided," which was released as "Language of the Enemy." Starring F. Murray Abraham, this film tells the emotional story of an American Jewish man who visits Jerusalem for the funeral of his father and, while there, meets and falls in love with a Palestinian woman. His most recent feature film, "Christmas Eve," was released theatrically and on all major digital platforms at Christmas of 2015. Produced by Larry and Shawn King, "Christmas Eve" stars Sir Patrick Stewart, Cheryl Hines, James Roday, Jon Heder, Max Casella and Julianna Guill as New Yorkers who get stuck inside elevators overnight on Christmas Eve.
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Biography/Timeline

1982

Davis is a Latter-day Saint and received a bachelor's degree in English from Brigham Young University in 1982.

1994

Davis wrote the Disney Channel film Windrunner (1994), which he was originally slated to direct, but was replaced in that role. After The Other Side of Heaven, he wrote and directed the romance A House Divided, a modern-day tale of Jewish man's undying love for a Palestinian woman in Israel. His 2015 feature, Christmas Eve, was an ensemble piece in the vein of Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve. His Christian family film The Stray, based on his own experiences, opened Oct. 6, 2017.

2019

He earned his master’s in film production from the University of Southern California. While working on his graduate degree, he worked as a creative executive at Disney and worked on Dead Poet’s Society (1989), White Fang (1991), The Rocketeer (1991), and Newsies (1992). He then worked as vice-president of development at Columbia’s Cash and Epps Entertainment production company.