David Frigerio

David Frigerio is an American screenwriter. His 2014 film The Signal, directed by William Eubank and starring Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, and Olivia Cooke, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was released in US theaters on June 13 by Focus Features.[1] In 2010, he wrote and produced Wreckage, directed by John Asher and starring Aaron Paul, Scoot McNairy, and Cameron Richardson.[2]

David Frigerio
Alma materLee Strasberg Theater Institute
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1998–present
Notable work
The Signal
Home townNew York City

Background

Frigerio began his writing career as a playwright in New York City, his hometown, writing and producing his first play, an off-Broadway production, at age 21.[3] He is a lover of science fiction and used to attend MUFON conferences, which inspired his work on The Signal.[4] He is strongly influenced by the work of Michio Kaku, Ray Kurzweil, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.[3]

gollark: lol no generics.
gollark: Also, it has an actually good type system.
gollark: Although I don't think you can deref a pointer like you did in the second one without an unsafe block.
gollark: Unsafe Rust is unsafe? WOW!
gollark: Go tio!debug yourself, apio.

References
  1. Barnes, Brooks (January 21, 2014). "Sundance: Family Ties Behind the Scenes and in the Audience". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  2. "Cast & Crew: David Frigerio". focusfeatures.com. Focus Features. 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  3. Aaron Neuwirth (June 20, 2014). "Out Now Interviews: David Frigerio of "The Signal"". Sound Cloud (Podcast). Out Now Podcast. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  4. Jay Runham (May 1, 2014). "Interview: David Frigerio". JayRunham.com (Podcast). The Jay Runham Show. Retrieved June 21, 2014.


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