Bezmozgis David (b. June 2, 1973, Riga) – writer, film director.

In 1980 David Bezmozgis emigrated to Canada (Toronto) with his family. In 1996 he graduated from McGill University, Montreal, with a degree in English literature.

In 1996 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at the University of Southern California. In 1999 David Bezmozgis completed his studies, directing a short documentary, L.A. Mohel, which was screened at film festivals worldwide.

In 2001 David Bezmozgis returned to Toronto. In 2004 – Published his debut book, Natasha and Other Stories, about a Russian émigré family in Canada. The short stories from the collection appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, and other major US literary magazines.The book has been translated into over ten languages.

His writing is often compared to the works of Isaac Babel and Leonard Michaels.

In 2008 David Bezmozgis wrote and directed the film Victoria Day, set in Toronto’s Russian immigrant community, the backdrop of Natasha and Other Stories.

David Bezmozgis is the winner of multiple literary awards.