David Easteal (b. 1986) is a filmmaker who lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.

David’s films have screened widely at venues and festivals, including at the Rotterdam, New York, BFI London, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mar del Plata, São Paulo Mostra, Ghent and Torino film festivals, the Centre Pompidou (as part of Cinéma du Réel), QAGOMA (as part of the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art) and TIFF Cinematheque, amongst others. His work has been written about in publications including Cinema Scope, Film Comment, Cahiers du Cinéma, Iskusstvo Kino, and Libération.

David studied law and literature at the University of Melbourne. In addition to filmmaking, he practises as a barrister at the Victorian Bar.