David A. Ford

Movies

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
Director of Photography
Featurette on the making of John Waters' "Polyester."
Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale
Cinematography
BAD BLOOD chronicles how a "miracle" treatment for hemophilia became an agent of death for 10,000 Americans.
Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret
Director of Photography
Enter the world of undisturbed birth as 11 couples share their intimate personal journeys, facing their fears and moving through pain into the ecstasy of birth. Orgasmic Birth poses the ultimate challenge to our cultural myths.
Happenstance
Director of Photography
Bringing your girlfriend home to meet the parents is usually stressful enough, but what happens when someone in the room has already slept with her? Beth discovers she has a lot in common with her son's new girlfriend.
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
Cinematography
Documentary on the 1985 film White Nights, with interviews from Taylor Hackford, Helen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini.
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Cinematography
10 years after the release of "Philadelphia," director Jonathan Demme, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and others discuss about the making of that film and it's important legacy through the years of being the first mainstream Hollywood film about dealing with the topic of Aids, revealing its impact on culture and society. Cast and crew talk about the inception of the project, the making of it and curious stories about one of the greatest hits of 1993.
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Camera Operator
Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's story of a man willing to go to any length for a shot at fame.
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Sound
Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's story of a man willing to go to any length for a shot at fame.
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
Camera Operator
Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's film of the Band's 1976 farewell concert.