P. David Ebersole is an American television director and independent filmmaker, working in both narrative and documentary. Born and raised in Hollywood, he is the son of a psychologist and his step-father was the City Editor of the Los Angeles Times. He began his film career as a child actor, playing the lead in the musical Junior High School (1978), which also co-starred Paula Abdul. Stepping behind the camera, he earned his MFA winning AFI's Franklin J. Schaffner award for best film/best director for his student thesis project, Death In Venice, Ca (1994). He directed and edited his first documentary Hit So Hard about drummer Patty Schemel of the seminal grunge band Hole, which was released theatrically in 2012. Along with his husband and business partner Todd Hughes, he is Executive Producer of Dear Mom, Love Cher, the subjective documentary Room 237, the award- winning House Of Cardin, and My Name Is Lopez about trailblazing Latino rock and roller Trini Lopez.