David Heinz


David Heinz is an American film editor best known for his work on The Call of the Wild and his visual effects editing in War for the Planet of the Apes, The Jungle Book, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Live Free or Die Hard, and . He is also a writer and director known for American Folk and a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.

Directorial debut

Heinz made his film directorial and writing debut with American Folk in 2018. The film starred Joe Purdy, Amber Rubarth, Krisha Fairchild and was originally titled 'SEPTEMBER 12TH' before Heinz was forced to change it. Variety noted Heinz demonstrated "considerable assurance in his feature directorial bow." It garnered Top Indie Film Awards for best feature and best editing in addition to nominations for best writing and directing. Awards and nominations included the following:

Editor

Heinz was the editor on the following films, as indicated.