DAVID HAL CHESTER

David Hal Chester is a professional screenwriter, songwriter, novelist, and prize-winning short filmmaker based in Tokyo. 

To date, ten of his feature screenplays have been produced,  streaming on Lifetime Movie Network and Amazon Prime. His original screenplays have all been screenwriting competition finalists, and his short film “The Lesson” won the Tokyo Rainbow Reel “Grand Prix” and the Torino GLBT Film Festival “Best Short Film.”

He is an accomplished pop songwriter, with multiple releases in Japan on major labels. 

Currently (2025) he is writing a series of young adult novels. 

David welcomes collaborative projects with other creative people who embrace the diversity of the human spirit. 





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