David Lowery

David Lowery born December 26 1980 is an American filmmaker known for directing writing and editing feature films that explore the different essences of humanity Born in Milwaukee Wisconsin on December 26 1980 David Lowery is the eldest of nine children born to Madeleine and Mark Lowery When he was seven his family moved to Irving Texas for his fathers work Lowery attended Irving High School Lowery married filmmaker Augustine Frizzell in 2010 As of 2013 they live in Dallas Lowery identifies as an atheist and has been a vegan since around 1996 His original work Aint Them Bodies Saints 2013 starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival In 2016 he directed the Disney film Petes Dragon 2016 a liveaction film which he had cowritten It was a new work loosely based on the same original story as the Disney 1977 musical of the same name In 2018 he directed The Old Man the Gun with Robert Redford who received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor Comedy