David V. Teng
David V. Teng aka Jet is an American writer, director, and actor of Asian and French descent from Oakland, CA. He's been in love with films since childhood; his initial sparks came from seeing Batman Returns, Star Wars, Terminator 2, M:I, The Matrix, Goldeneye, and Heat at a drive in theatre with his parents as a child. At age 14, he wrote his first three screenplays. In his early 20's, after a combination of some film school and self-taught methods, he pursued acting and also made a plethora of short films as well. At age 23, he made his first indie feature Nowhere Johnny -- a neo-noir crime film, an homage to four influential filmmakers for him growing up in Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, and Michael Mann. In his 30's, he made his second indie feature Take Good Care, a horror noir film in which he wrote during the pandemic. It was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, John Carpenter's Halloween, French New Wave films (especially Le Samouraï and Contempt), and a plethora of Italian Giallo horror films. These days, David has scripts in development with producers and is actively working as an actor. His most influential actors are Bruce Lee, Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, and Keanu Reeves. In a nutshell, he genuinely loves film and he hopes to entertain people for many years to come as both an actor and filmmaker.
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Nowhere Johnny
Director, Writer
2013

Midnight Villains
Director, Writer
2019

City of Anti-Heroes
Director, Writer
2015

Still Visible
Director, Writer
2020

Death of a Filmmaker
Writer, Director
2014

She’s Not There
Director, Writer
2011

Take Good Care
Director, Writer
2024

Ghost of the Night
Director, Writer
2018

Take Good Care: The Way We Lie
Writer, Director

Nepenthe
Writer, Director
2013