---
name: "Joelle Mae David"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joelle-mae-david"
fi1m_id: "joelle-mae-david"
imdb_id: "nm8744369"
tmdb_id: 2660217
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:11:36.956615+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joelle Mae David

## Identity

Joelle Mae David

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joelle-mae-david
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joelle-mae-david
- **IMDb ID:** nm8744369
- **TMDB ID:** 2660217
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8744369/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2660217

Director. Born in east London.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 2021–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8744369/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2660217

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Criminal Record*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-record.md) (81), [*Dreaming Whilst Black*](https://film.one/tv/dreaming-whilst-black.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Joelle Mae David is a British director, producer and writer. Born in east London to Caribbean parents, she studied English Literature and Film at Southampton University. She began her career in television as a production assistant before directing her own documentaries for BBC Three, including the short series *Hidden Talent* and the 2019 poetic documentary *Losing My Home in the Name of Regeneration*.

David founded production company Bluebird Pictures in 2017. Her narrative short film *Greasy Spoon* (2020) premiered at several festivals. She has since directed episodes of the BBC Three comedy series *Dreaming Whilst Black* (2023) and served as lead director on the Channel 4 adaptation *Queenie* (2024). She has also directed on *Boarders* and the second series of *Criminal Record* (2026).

David is represented by Independent Talent and continues to develop projects through Bluebird Pictures.

*Sources: imdb.com, independenttalent.com, broadcastnow.co.uk, directors.uk.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Criminal Record* (2024), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-record.md)
- *Dreaming Whilst Black* (2021), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/dreaming-whilst-black.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Queenie* (2024), series, Director
- *Boarders* (2024), series, Director
- *Criminal Record* (2024), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-record.md)
- *Dreaming Whilst Black* (2021), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/dreaming-whilst-black.md)
- *Greasy Spoon* (2020), Writer, Executive Producer, Director
- *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), as Floor Runner — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md)

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