David Charap
Biography
Editor David Charap has a varied and distinguished career working across all drama and documentary formats. In feature films, David is known in Britain for his regular collaboration with directors like Dominic Savage (FREEFALL, THE ESCAPE), Pawel Pawlikowski (THE WOMAN IN THE FIFTH, MY SUMMER OF LOVE) and Terence Davies (SUNSET SONG, DEEP BLUE SEA). In documentary, David’s work includes the BIFA award winning Best Documentary THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS, the Prix Italia winning THE BESLAN SIEGE, and Emmy Award winning VOICES OF THE CHILDREN. He has steered numerous acclaimed Storyville and Britdoc projects to completion, such as BOLSHOI BABYLON (dir. Nick Read), and MY NAZI LEGACY (dir. David Evans).He is proud to have nutured Vadim Jean's project about the Angola 3, released as CRUEL AND UNUSUAL. David’s TV drama work ranges from the hit series UTOPIA and (THE DEVIL'S WHORE for Channel 4(Winner RTS Television Award: best drama serial, Nominated BAFTA: best drama serial) to the BBC’s THE GREEN HOLLOW and TRUE LOVE. He helped launch Sky Arts Playhouse with THE MAN (dir. Ian Softley), and has cut WE’LL TAKE MANHATTAN (dir John McKay), and POPPY SHAKESPEARE (dir. Ben Ross).
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Movies (46)
The Exposure
Co-Editor (Editing)
2026
Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf
Editor (Editing)
2025
Words of War
Editor (Editing)
2025
The Return
Editor (Editing)
2024
Close to You
Editor (Editing)
2024
Ronnie O'Sullivan: The Edge of Everything
Editorial Consultant (Editing)
2023
White Widow
Editor (Editing)
2023
Dance First
Editor (Editing)
2023
Name Me Lawand
Editor (Editing)
2023
Say God Bye
as Self
2023
Leaving to Remain
Editor (Editing)
2023
Maryland
Editor (Editing)
2022
It Takes a Flood
Co-Director (Directing)
2021
The Capote Tapes
Editor (Editing)
2021
Nemesis
Editor (Editing)
2020
The Reason I Jump
Editor (Editing)
2020
Tell Me Who I Am
Editor (Editing)
2019
The Nightcrawlers
Consulting Editor (Editing)
2019
Our Godfather
Additional Photography (Camera)
2019
Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels
Editor (Editing)
2018
Jawbone
Editor (Editing)
2017
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Editor (Editing)
2016
This Beautiful Fantastic
Editor (Editing)
2016
City of Tiny Lights
Editor (Editing)
2016
Sunset Song
Editor (Editing)
2015
Bolshoi Babylon
Editor (Editing)
2015
The Possibilities Are Endless
Editor (Editing)
2014
In the Sands of Babylon
Supervising Editor (Editing)
2013
We'll Take Manhattan
Editor (Editing)
2012
The Deep Blue Sea
Editor (Editing)
2011
The Woman in the Fifth
Editor (Editing)
2011
The Mortician
Editor (Editing)
2011
Some Dogs Bite
Editor (Editing)
2010
Mrs Mandela
Editor (Editing)
2010
Freefall
Editor (Editing)
2009
The Cry of the Owl
Editor (Editing)
2009
Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan
Editor (Editing)
2008
Poppy Shakespeare
Editor (Editing)
2008
My Summer of Love
Editor (Editing)
2005
Wrong Side Up
Editor (Editing)
2005
Kiss of Life
Editor (Editing)
2003
Year of the Devil
Editor (Editing)
2002
My Brother Tom
Editor (Editing)
2001
Last Resort
Editor (Editing)
2000
Black and White in Colour
Editor (Editing)
1999
Buttoners
1997
