With experience in most genres of storytelling, I am an award-winning writer and producer specializing in live events and scripted content for film, television, and digital entertainment. I have extensive experience creating, writing, and executive producing diverse projects including panel discussions, web series, feature-length scripts, and live events. My work often explores meaningful themes such as climate change, diversity, and issues of identity, blending thoughtful storytelling with important, often existential, themes. Although I write and produce my own material, I also enjoy working closely with creative professionals as well. I've worked with some of the most talented and respected artists in the film, TV and theater communities and am the published author of several short stories.…

David Christopher Barry

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With experience in most genres of storytelling, I am an award-winning writer and producer specializing in live events and scripted content for film, television, and digital entertainment. I have extensive experience creating, writing, and executive producing diverse projects including panel discussions, web series, feature-length scripts, and live events. My work often explores meaningful themes such as climate change, diversity, and issues of identity, blending thoughtful storytelling with important, often existential, themes. Although I write and produce my own material, I also enjoy working closely with creative professionals as well. I've worked with some of the most talented and respected artists in the film, TV and theater communities and am the published author of several short stories.…

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With experience in most genres of storytelling, I am an award-winning writer and producer specializing in live events and scripted content for film, television, and digital entertainment. I have extensive experience creating, writing, and executive producing diverse projects including panel discussions, web series, feature-length scripts, and live events. My work often explores meaningful themes such as climate change, diversity, and issues of identity, blending thoughtful storytelling with important, often existential, themes.

Although I write and produce my own material, I also enjoy working closely with creative professionals as well. I’ve worked with some of the most talented and respected artists in the film, TV and theater communities and am the published author of several short stories.

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Work Experience

Writer / Executive Producer at The Bonnevaux Center for Peace
December 31, 2025 - August 6, 2025
Wrote and executive-produced the "Earth Crisis Panel Discussion" hosted by The Bonnevaux Center for Peace in 2025. The panel explored climate change at the intersection of science and spirituality and featured prominent panelists including journalists, authors, activists, and foresters. Developed themes, devised topics, wrote the run of show including questions, negotiated panelists' participation, oversaw contractual agreements, and managed creative aspects such as artwork and website copy. Supervised the technical crew and delegated responsibilities to a nine-person production team.
Writer / Producer at "The Lullaby League"
January 1, 2019 - Present
Wrote the original feature-length comedy/drama script "The Lullaby League," currently slated for direction by BAFTA-winner Michael Lindsay-Hogg. Attended story meetings, conceptualized and produced a live stage reading directed by Lindsay-Hogg, co-directed auditions and rehearsals, and secured the Marilyn Monroe theater at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute as the venue.
Writer / Executive Producer / Co-Director / Director at "Tinsel’s Town"
December 30, 2016 - August 5, 2016
Created, co-directed, directed, and executive produced the multi-platform, award-winning comedy/drama web series "Tinsel’s Town" from 2015 to 2019. Managed all aspects of pre-production including auditions, casting, SAG-AFTRA contracts, permits, insurance, crew hiring, rehearsals, and scheduling. Supervised crew and oversaw technical and creative post-production tasks such as editing, sound mixing, color correction, and music. Directed branding/design, marketing/advertising campaigns, secured brand partnerships with sponsors like Nordstrom Rack, initiated a first-of-its-kind streaming contract with Kin Community, and led festival submissions winning over 20 awards and nominations.
Executive Producer / Writer at Panel on Ageism in Hollywood
December 31, 2016 - August 6, 2025
Executive produced and wrote the 2016 sold-out panel discussion addressing ageism in the entertainment industry, highlighting its intersection with sexism as a diversity issue. Secured support from Women in Film, hired necessary crew, negotiated contracts with talent and venue, and framed the event’s narrative. The event included notable panelists like Kathy Griffin and Lynn Whitfield and received extensive print and TV media coverage.
Writer / Segment Producer at The Razzie Awards
December 31, 2016 - August 6, 2025
Wrote and co-directed sketches and musical comedy routines for the show’s first live awards ceremony held at the Montalbán Theater in Hollywood in 2015 and 2016.
Executive Producer / Writer at "Tinsel, Live at VidCon!"
December 31, 2017 - August 6, 2025
Wrote, directed, and produced all aspects of the hybrid live/filmed collaboration "Tinsel’s Town", Tubefilter and VidCon from 2015 to 2017. Supervised pre- and post-production, including contracts, marketing, editing, and promotion.

Education

BA Communication, Minor in Film Studies at Rutgers College
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025
MA program, Critical Studies in Film and Television at USC
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025
Postgraduate Certificate, Ecology at Shumacher College
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025

Qualifications

Postgraduate Certificate, Ecology
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Education
    paper "The Calling", (TV Pilot), Writer
    A former seminary student, who now runs a boating tour company with his agnostic workaholic sister, must reevaluate his life's purpose when a series of eerie, prophetic occurrences jolts their small coastal town of San Cristobal – once a lively beach destination famous for its boardwalk and grand carousel, now a hauntingly abandoned site since a mysterious fire reduced it to ruins years ago.…
    paper "Beloved Monster"

    Independently researched, wrote original screenplay and collaborated with Academy-Award winner Ellen Burstyn on this period drama and biopic about French actress Sarah Bernhard.

    paper "Stumbling Toward Grace"

    Romantic Comedy co-written with “Nurse Jackie” creator Liz Brixis and pushed through development by Maureen Donley (“The Little Mermaid”) at 20th Century Fox as her first live-action feature film.

    paper "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

    Brought on by producer James Gorman to re-imagine the Oscar Wilde story as a gothic horror screenplay told through an overtly LGBTQ+ lens.

    uniE621 Ageism in Hollywood
    Sold out panel discussion on Ageism in Hollywood, which posited the problem as a diversity issue and explored it through the lens of sexism in both the industry and the culture. The panel was moderated by Emmy Award winner, Sharon Lawrence and the panelists included: Grammy and Emmy-winning comedian Kathy Griffin; Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actresses Lynn Whitfield; Oscar, Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner Lesley Ann Warren; Oscar/Emmy nominee Jobeth Williams; bestselling author Ashton Applewhite and publicist Harlan Boll. Click below to watch The Insider segment on the panel: https://youtu.be/ECP9IHAWNkU?si=_YA3t_K8pVsfdkp4…
    uniE621 Earth Crisis Summit
    Written and executive produced by David Barry, this virtual event explores the climate and extinction crises from the intersection of science and spirituality, focusing on the ways in which we pay attention in and to the world. Moderated by Kaveh Guilanpour, panelists included: NYT opinion writer and author Margaret Renkl; conservation biologist Tom Mustill; LA Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Rosanna Xia; Indigenous artist Dr. Lyla June Johnston; and forest/author Ethan Tapper.…
    uniE621 Stage Reading of Original Script, directed by Tony/Emmy nominee Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Stage reading for original comedy/drama script directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who directed the original production of "The Normal Heart" as well as "Agnes of God", Neil Simon's "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?" as well as the recently released Beatles documentary "Let It Be."…